A tube of length L = 25.0 m that is open at one end contains air the pressure of an atmosphere. It is pushed vertically into a freshwater lake. until the water rises halfway up the tube, see figure below. Suppose the temperature is the same at all points and does not vary with time. Adopt g=9.8 m/s2. a) What is the depth h of the bottom end of the tube? b) When was work W performed on the (ideal) gas inside the tube?

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A tube of length L = 25.0 m that is open at one end contains air
the pressure of an atmosphere. It is pushed vertically into a freshwater lake.
until the water rises halfway up the tube, see figure below. Suppose the temperature is the same at all points and does not vary with time. Adopt g=9.8 m/s2.
a) What is the depth h of the bottom end of the tube?
b) When was work W performed on the (ideal) gas inside the tube?

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