Water has a density of 1000 kg/m 3 . The depth of a swimming pool at the
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Water has a density of 1000 kg/m3. The depth of a swimming pool at the deep end is about 3 m.
a. What is the volume of a column of water 3 m deep and 0.5m2 in cross-sectional area?
b. What is the mass of this column of water?
c. What is the weight of this column of water in newtons?
d. What is the excess pressure (above atmospheric pressure) exerted by this column of water on the bottom of the pool?
e. How does this value compare to atmospheric pressure?
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Physics of Everyday Phenomena A conceptual Introduction to physics
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Authors: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet W. Brosing
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