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An air bubble starts rising from the bottom of a lake. Its diameter is 3.6 mm at the bottom and 4 mm at the surface. The depth of the lake is 250 cm and the temperature at the surface is 40 C. What is the approximate temperature at the bottom of the lake in C.?
Given atmospheric pressure=76 cm of Hg

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Solution

Given,
Radius of the bubble at the bottom of lake,
r1=3.62 mm=1.8 mm
Radius of the bubble at the surface of lake,
r2=42 mm=2 mm
Depth of the lake, H=250 cm,

At the bottom of the lake, volume of the bubble
V1=43πr31=43π(0.18)3 cm3

Pressure on the bubble p1= Atmospheric pressure + Pressure due to column of 250 cm of water
p1=76×13.6×980+250×1×980
p1=(76×13.6+250)980 dyne/cm2

At the surface of the lake, volume of the bubble
V2=43πr32=43π(0.2)3 cm3

Pressure on the bubble,
p2 = atomspheric pressure
p2=(76×13.6×980) dyne/cm2

Temperature, T2=273+40=313 K

Now from ideal gas equation, we have
p1V1T1=p2V2T2

Substituting the values, we get
(76×13.6+250)980×43π(0.18)3T1=(76×13.6)×980(43)π(0.2)3313

T1=283.37K

T1=283.37273=10.37 C10 C

Hence, temperature at the bottom of the lake is approximately 10 C.

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