Calculate the pressure at a depth of 50 m below the surface of the sea. (The density of sea water is 1024 kg m−3).
512000 Pa
The expression of pressure at the bottom of a liquid of height h and density d is given as:
P=ρgh
Given, density, ρ=1024 kgm−3, depth, h=50 m and acceleration due to gravity, g=10 ms−2.
Hence, pressure, P = ρgh=1024×50×10=512000 kg m−1s−2.
We know, 1 kg m−1s−2=1 Pascal (Pa)
∴ The pressure is 512000 Pa.