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Grade 9General Physics

A well of water 4.5 metre deep. An air bubble rises from the bottom of the well to the top surface of the well. The temperature at the bottom is 19 degree Celsius whereas at the surface it is 26 degree Celsius. Determine the percentage increase in the volume of the bubble if the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kiloPascal

Profile image of Anirban Das
9 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Suhail Ahmad
9 Years ago
use p1v1/t1=p2v2/t2 
ull get the answer something like 48.4%
(299.16/292.16)[(101.3+44)/101.3)] = 1.484, 
i.e., the volume increases by 48.4% 
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