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28 October, 17:18

A scuba tank, when fully submerged, displaces 14.3L of seawater. The tank itself has a mass of 12.4 kg and, when "full," contains 2.91kg of air.

A) Assuming only a weight and buoyant force act, determine the net force (magnitude) on the fully submerged tank at the beginning of a dive (when it is full of air).

B) Assuming only a weight and buoyant force act, determine the net force (magnitude on the fully submerged tank at the end of a dive (when it no longer contains any air).

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  1. 28 October, 20:36
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    A) F = - 9.8 N, B) F = 18.62 N

    Explanation:

    The Archimedes principle states that the thrust force is equal to the liquid farts dislodged by the body.

    Let's apply Newton's equations

    F = B - W

    Thrust force is

    B = ρ_water g V

    Let's reduce volumes to the SI system

    V = 14.3 L (1 m³ / 1000 L) = 14.3 10⁻³ m³

    A) Tank full of air

    m = 12.4 + 2.9 = 15.3 kg

    F = ρ_water g V - mg

    F = 1 10³ 9.8 14.3 10⁻³ - 15.3 9.8

    F = 140.14 - 149.94

    F = - 9.8 N

    The negative sign indicates that the force is descending

    B) Empty tank

    m = 12.4 kg

    F = 1 103 9.8 14.3 10⁻³ - 12.4 9.8

    F = 140.14 - 121.52

    F = 18.62 N

    Force is up
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