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An undersea research chamber is spherical with an external diameter of 5.20 m. The mass of the chamber, when occupied, is 74,400 kg. It is anchored to the sea bottom by a cable. What is ($a$) the buoyant force on the chamber, and ($b$) the tension in the cable?

Name: Problem 34, Chapter 10: Physics: Principles with Applications
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Description: An undersea research chamber is spherical with an external diameter of 5.20 m. The mass of the chamber, when occupied, is 74,400 kg. It is anchored to the sea bottom by a cable. What is (a) the buoyant force on the chamber, and (b) the tension in the cable?

   An undersea research chamber is spherical with an external diameter of 5.20 m. The mass of the chamber, when occupied, is 74,400 kg. It is anchored to the sea bottom by a cable. What is ($a$) the buoyant force on the chamber, and ($b$) the tension in the cable?

Physics: Principles with Applications

Douglas C. Giancoli 7th Edition

Chapter 10, Problem 34

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04/26/2019

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The buoyant force can be calculated by taking the density of water times the volume of the water displaced times gravity. The volume of the water displaced is equal to the volume of the sphere, which can be calculated using the formula for the volume of a sphere, Show more…

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An undersea research chamber is spherical with an external diameter of 5.20 m. The mass of the chamber, when occupied, is 74,400 kg. It is anchored to the sea bottom by a cable. What is ($a$) the buoyant force on the chamber, and ($b$) the tension in the cable?