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Nina
12 days ago
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A scuba diver has his lungs filled to half capacity (3 liters) when 10 m below the surface. If the diver holds his breath while

quietly rising to the surface, what will the volume of the lungs be (in liters) at the surface? Assume the temperature is the same at all depths. (The density of water is 1.0 x 103 kg/m3.)
Physics
1 answer:
Keith_Richards [3.2K]12 days ago
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To address this problem, Boyle's Law must be applied, which states that the initial and final pressures and volumes are related as follows: Where, P₀ and V₀ represent the initial pressure and volume, while P and V refer to the final pressure and volume. The endpoint pressure in this scenario is atmospheric pressure. Thus, using the given equation, we can find the volume the lungs would occupy at the surface.
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