Question: A bubble forms on the continental shelf at the bottom of the ocean near the coast. Assume the density of salt water is 1 .

A bubble forms on the continental shelf at the bottom of the ocean near the coast. Assume the density of salt water is 1.04gcm3, and that the ocean is 0.550 km deep at this point. The pressure in the bubble is equal to the pressure in the surrounding water.
a) What is the absolute pressure (in Pa) in the water at this depth? Assume that the air above the ocean is at a pressure of 1.013105Pa. Be careful with significant figures.
b) When the bubble forms at the depth listed in part a, it is a sphere that is 0.800 cm in radius. The temperature is 3.0C. How many moles of gas are in the bubble? (Possibly useful information: volume of a sphere: V=43r3;R=8.31Jmol*K)
c) The temperature at the surface of the ocean is 16.0C. What is the volume of the bubble at the top of the surface of the water in cm3?
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