The greatest ocean depths on the Earth are found in the

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The greatest ocean depths on the Earth are found in the Marianas Trench near the Philippines. Calculate the pressure due to the ocean at the bottom of this trench, given its depth is 11.0 km and assuming the density of seawater is constant all the way down.

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QUESTION:

The greatest ocean depths on the Earth are found in the Marianas Trench near the Philippines. Calculate the pressure due to the ocean at the bottom of this trench, given its depth is 11.0 km and assuming the density of seawater is constant all the way down.

ANSWER:

Step-by-step solution Step 1 of 3 Refers to the table 11.1 provided in the textbook. The pressure due to the weight of fluid is, Here, is pressure, is the depth, is density and g is gravity.

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