18. A storage tank 30 m high is filled with gasoline. (a) Find the gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank. (b) Calculate the force that acts on a square access hatch at the bottom of the tank that measures 0.5 m by 0.5 m.

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(a) Find the weight of the piece when it is made
(b) If the same piece is made of aluminum, what is its
weight? Determine how much weight is saved by using
aluminum instead of iron.
13. The volume of the Drop Tower "Bremen" (a 100-meter-tall
tube used to study processes during free fall) is 1,700 m.
(a) What is the mass of the air that must be removed from
it to reduce the pressure inside to nearly zero (1 Pa
compared to l100,000 Pa)?
(b) What is the weight of the air in pounds?
14. It is determined by immersing a crown in water that its
volume is 26 in.$ 0.015 ft.
28
(a) What would its weight be if it were made of pure gold?
(b) What would its weight be if its volume were half gold and
half lead?
2
15. Find the gauge pressure at the bottom of a swimming pool
that is 12 ft deep.
16. The depth of the Pacific Ocean in the Mariana Trench is
36,198 ft. What is the gauge pressure at this depth?
17. Calculate the gauge pressure at a depth of 300 m in seawater.
18. A storage tank 30 m high is filled with gasoline.
(a) Find the gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank.
(b) Calculate the force that acts on a square access hatch at
the bottom of the tank that measures 0.5 m by 0.5 m.
19. The highest point in North America is the top of Mount
McKinley in Alaska, 20,320 ft above sea level. Using
Figure 4.30, find the approximate air pressure there.
20. The highest altitude ever reached by a glider (as of this
writing) is 15,460 m. What is the approximate air pressure at
that altitude?
21. An ebony log with volume 12 ft is submerged in water. What
is the buoyant force on it?
22. An empty storage tank has a volume of 1,500 ft. What is the
buoyant force exerted on it by the air?
23. A blimp used for aerial camera views of sporting events holds
200,000 ft of helium.
(a) How much does the helium weigh?
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Find the weight of the piece when it is made (b) If the same piece is made of aluminum, what is its weight? Determine how much weight is saved by using aluminum instead of iron. 13. The volume of the Drop Tower "Bremen" (a 100-meter-tall tube used to study processes during free fall) is 1,700 m. (a) What is the mass of the air that must be removed from it to reduce the pressure inside to nearly zero (1 Pa compared to l100,000 Pa)? (b) What is the weight of the air in pounds? 14. It is determined by immersing a crown in water that its volume is 26 in.$ 0.015 ft. 28 (a) What would its weight be if it were made of pure gold? (b) What would its weight be if its volume were half gold and half lead? 2 15. Find the gauge pressure at the bottom of a swimming pool that is 12 ft deep. 16. The depth of the Pacific Ocean in the Mariana Trench is 36,198 ft. What is the gauge pressure at this depth? 17. Calculate the gauge pressure at a depth of 300 m in seawater. 18. A storage tank 30 m high is filled with gasoline. (a) Find the gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank. (b) Calculate the force that acts on a square access hatch at the bottom of the tank that measures 0.5 m by 0.5 m. 19. The highest point in North America is the top of Mount McKinley in Alaska, 20,320 ft above sea level. Using Figure 4.30, find the approximate air pressure there. 20. The highest altitude ever reached by a glider (as of this writing) is 15,460 m. What is the approximate air pressure at that altitude? 21. An ebony log with volume 12 ft is submerged in water. What is the buoyant force on it? 22. An empty storage tank has a volume of 1,500 ft. What is the buoyant force exerted on it by the air? 23. A blimp used for aerial camera views of sporting events holds 200,000 ft of helium. (a) How much does the helium weigh?
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Given : Height of the tank = 30 m 

Length of the tank = 0.5 m 

Breadth of the tank = 0.5 m

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