. A “diving bell” is an apparatus that was used before the invention of SCUBA to inspect underwater structures. It consists of a platform inside a chamber or bell. The entire apparatus can be lowered, trapping air in the chamber so a person can breath as shown in the figure below. When the platform is at the free surface (h = 0) the air in the chamber is at atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 15?C. Assuming the initial volume of air in the chamber is 10m3 , and the temperature of the air does not vary, find
• The pressure in the air chamber when the platform has been lowered to a depth of h = 5m
• The volume of the air at this same depth.
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