Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Fluids - Problems - Page 408: 26

Answer

$P=-3.9\times 10^{-3}atm$

Work Step by Step

We will use the following formula for solving the question: $P=-{\rho}gh$ The negative sign shows that the pressure in the lungs is less than atmospheric pressure. We plug in the known values to obtain: $P=-1000\times 9.8\times 4\times 10^{-2}=392 Pa$ $P=\frac{392}{1.05\times 10^5}=-3.9\times 10^{-3}atm$
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