The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on earth. Mt. Everest would comfortably fit in its maximum known depth of 36,037 ft. If the atmospheric pressure is 1 atm, and assuming the density of sea water is a constant 1,020 kg/m3 all the way down, what would be the total pressure on a living organism at the bottom of the trench? 1 m = 3.3 ft a. 1,072 atm b. 1,077 atm c. 3,555 atm d. 3,556 atm e. 1,078 atm

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The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on earth. Mt. Everest would comfortably fit in its maximum known depth of 36,037 ft. If the atmospheric pressure is 1 atm, and assuming the density of sea water is a constant 1,020 kg/m3 all the way down, what would be the total pressure on a living organism at the bottom of the trench?

1 m = 3.3 ft

a. 1,072 atm

b. 1,077 atm

c. 3,555 atm

d. 3,556 atm

e. 1,078 atm

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