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Chapter 15 Problem 11CQ

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Problem 11CQ

One day, while snorkeling near the surface of a crystal-clear ocean, it occurs to you that you could go considerably deeper by simply lengthening the snorkel tube. Unfortunately, this does not work well at all. Why?

Solution

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The problem is that as you go deeper in the water, the pressure pushing against your chest and lungs increases rapidly. Even if the snorkel has a long tube, it will be difficult to expand your lungs to take some breath.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

One day, while snorkeling near the surface of a

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