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What force does the water exert (in addition to that due to atmospheric pressure) on a submarine window of radius 44.0 cm at a depth of 9400 m in sea water? the density of sea water is 1025 kg/m3?

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Calculate the pressure due to sea water as density*depth.
That is,
pressure = (1025 kg/m^3)*((9400 m)*(9.8 m/s^2) = 94423000 Pa = 94423 kPa

Atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa
Total pressure is 94423 + 101.3 = 94524 kPa (approx)

The area of the window is π(0.44 m)^2 = 0.6082 m^2

The force on the window is
(94524 kPa)*(0.6082 m^2) = 57489.7 kN = 57.5 MN approx
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