How many atmospheres of pressure would a diver experience at 102 feet? Why wouldn’t this pressure squash the d?
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When scuba diving, a person must be well aware of the gas laws we have been studying. Ignoring these laws can result in grave injury or death. The following section is a quick look at how Charles’ Law, Boyle’s Law, and the behavior of gases affect the scuba diver. Some questions are included for you to consider and answer as well as you can.
When scuba diving, a person must be well aware of the gas laws we have been studying. Ignoring these laws can result in grave injury or death. The following section is a quick look at how Charles’ Law, Boyle’s Law, and the behavior of gases affect the scuba diver. Some questions are included for you to consider and answer as well as you can.
We know that standard pressure is one atmosphere, or 760 millimeters of mercury (mmHg). This pressure results from the weight of gas molecules in the atmosphere. As a diver enters the water, he is subject to both water pressure and air pressure. Because water is much denser than air, the pressure increases rapidly as the diver descends. At the depth of 34 feet in fresh water, the diver is experiencing 2 atmospheres of pressure (one from air pressure and one from the 34 feet of water). For every additional 34 feet the diver descends, he will be under an additional atmosphere of pressure.
Tags: Air Pressure, Feet, Gas Molecules