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We consider a spherical air bubble rising through a water tank. The pressurepinside the bubble isequal to its surrounding pressure. The volumeVof the bubble is connected to the pressure throughthe isentropic relationWhy does the volume of a water bubble increase as it moves higher to the liquid surface?

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The answer is a change in internal energy causes work to be done and heat to flow into the system.

Step-by-step explanation:

Boyle's law says, PV=RT

  • Here P represents the pressure, V represents the volume and T represents the temperature. R is a constant. The volume of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its pressure if the temperature is constant.
  • When a bubble is present in deep water it has water pressure and atmospheric pressure. Then the Volume increases when water pressure raises which is proportional to the depth reduces.
  • But we should not finalize the volume of the bubble will be four-time as great as at the top than the bottom. if the bottom of the lake is at four atmospheres, the temperature will not be equal to the top.
  • If the bubble travels from the bottom to the top or vice-versa, it's going to lose or gain heat in a way that must be quite hard to measure.
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