5. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) are tracking transmitters which aid in the detection and location of ships in distress. It uses hydrostatic pressure and once immersed in the required pressure it is automatically activated. A certain EPIRB was activated in a depth of 4.0m, assuming the sea water has an R.D. of 1.025, what is the ABSOLUTE hydrostatic pressure required to activate the device?
Kinetic Theory of Gas
The Kinetic Theory of gases is a classical model of gases, according to which gases are composed of molecules/particles that are in random motion. While undergoing this random motion, kinetic energy in molecules can assume random velocity across all directions. It also says that the constituent particles/molecules undergo elastic collision, which means that the total kinetic energy remains constant before and after the collision. The average kinetic energy of the particles also determines the pressure of the gas.
P-V Diagram
A P-V diagram is a very important tool of the branch of physics known as thermodynamics, which is used to analyze the working and hence the efficiency of thermodynamic engines. As the name suggests, it is used to measure the changes in pressure (P) and volume (V) corresponding to the thermodynamic system under study. The P-V diagram is used as an indicator diagram to control the given thermodynamic system.
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