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Liquids. Capillary effects

Problem 2.163

Find the pressure in an air bubble of diameter \(d=4.0 \mu \mathrm{m}\) located in water at a depth \(h=5.0 \mathrm{~m}\). The atmospheric pressure has the standard value \(p_{0}\)

Reveal Answer
p=p0+ρgh+4α/d=2.2 atm. p=p_{0}+\rho g h+4 \alpha / d=2.2 \text { atm. }