A scuba diver has an air tank with a volume of 0.010 m^3. The air in the tank is initially at a pressure of 1.0x10^7 Pa. Assume that the diver breathes 0.400 L/s of air. Find how long the tank will last at a depth of each of the following.
(a) 1.0 m
min
(b) 10.0 m
min
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To find out how long the air tank will last at different depths, we first need to determine the rate at which the air is being consumed by the diver.
Given:
- Volume of the air tank: 0.010 m^3
- Initial pressure of the air in the tank: 1.0x10^7 Pa
- Rate at which the diver breathes air: 0.400 L/s
(a) To find how long the tank will last at a depth of 1.0 m, we need to calculate the pressure at that depth using the hydrostatic pressure formula:
Pressure = P₀ + ρ×g×h
where:
- P₀ is the initial pressure (1.0x10^7 Pa)
- ρ is the density of water (approximately 1000 kg/m^3)
- g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2)
- h is the depth (1.0 m)
By substituting these values into the formula, we can calculate the pressure at 1.0 m depth.
Next, we can calculate the rate of air consumption using the ideal gas law:
PV = nRT
where:
- P is the pressure (calculated in the previous step)
- V is the volume of the tank (0.010 m^3)
- n is the number of moles (which we assume to be constant)
- R is the ideal gas constant (approximately 8.314 J/(mol∙K))
- T is the temperature (which also remains constant)
The rate of air consumption is given as 0.400 L/s, so we can use this information to solve for the time it takes for the tank to empty at a given depth.
(b) We can use the same process as in part (a) to find out how long the tank will last at a depth of 10.0 m. Simply calculate the pressure at that depth using the hydrostatic pressure formula, and then use the ideal gas law to determine the rate at which air is being consumed.
By following these steps, you should be able to find the answers to both (a) and (b).