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Chapter 11, Problem 70

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One way to force air into an unconscious person’s lungs is to squeeze on a balloon appropriately connected to the subject. What force must you exert on the balloon with your hands to create a gauge pressure of 4.00 cm water, assuming you squeeze on an effective area of 50.0 cm2 ?

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QUESTION:

Problem 70PE

One way to force air into an unconscious person’s lungs is to squeeze on a balloon appropriately connected to the subject. What force must you exert on the balloon with your hands to create a gauge pressure of 4.00 cm water, assuming you squeeze on an effective area of 50.0 cm2 ?

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Air is sent to a person’s lungs using a balloon. We need to exert a force on the balloon to create a pressure. The pressure exerted and the area of the balloon are given. We are going to find the magnitude of the force applied.

The pressure created

Therefore the pressure

The area of the balloon

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