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23 February, 17:34

An air bubble at the bottom of a lake 43.5m deep has a volume of 1.00cm/cubed. If the temperature at the bottom is 5.5 degrees celcius and at the top 21.0 degrees celcius, what is the volume of the bubble just before it reaches the surface.

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  1. 23 February, 19:52
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    The volume of the bubble is due to the exapansion or contraction of the air inside it, that it, the volume of air. If we assume that the air inside the bubble is ideal, we can predict its dependency on several parameters using the ideal gas equation. The ideal gas equation is

    PV = nRT

    where P = pressure (Pa)

    V = volume (m^3)

    n = number of moles (mol)

    R = universal gas constant (8.314 J / mol K)

    T = temperature (K)

    At the bottom of the lake, the pressure should be the hydraulic pressure + atmospheric pressure

    P (bottom) = p*g*h + 101325

    where p is the density of the lake which is assumed to be equal to that of water = 1000 kg/m3

    g is the gravitational acceleration (9.8 m/s^2)

    h is the depth of the lake (m)

    101325 Pa = atmospheric pressure

    therefore P (bottom) = 528060 Pa

    therefore the number of moles n using the ideal gas equation is

    n = 2.28 x 10^-4 mol

    at near the surface P is approximately 101325, therefore the volume is V = 5.5 cm^3
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