(II) An undersea research chamber is spherical with an

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Problem 29P

(II) An undersea research chamber is spherical with an external diameter of 5.20 m. The mass of the chamber, when occupied, is 74,400 kg. It is anchored to the sea bottom by a cable. What is (a) the buoyant force on the chamber, and (b) the tension in the cable?

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QUESTION:

Problem 29P

(II) An undersea research chamber is spherical with an external diameter of 5.20 m. The mass of the chamber, when occupied, is 74,400 kg. It is anchored to the sea bottom by a cable. What is (a) the buoyant force on the chamber, and (b) the tension in the cable?

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Solution 29P:

The research chamber undersea attached to the cable outside, is experiencing a buoyancy force in the upward direction, we have determine the magnitude of the buoyant force on the chamber and the tension in the attached cable.

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Concept:

        Archimedes Principle: The buoyancy force acting on the body, whose volume is immersed inside the water of density, is given as

                            …(1)

        

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