Density of Sea Water at 1000m Depth

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The density of seawater at a depth of 1000 meters, where the water pressure is approximately 1.0 x 107 pascal, can be calculated using the bulk modulus of seawater, which is about 2.1 x 1010 N/m2. The hydrostatic pressure formula, P = ρgh, is essential for determining the pressure at this depth. To find the density change, one must assume a constant bulk modulus and calculate the corresponding volume and density changes. This approach provides a good approximation of the density change at depth.

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What the density of sea water at depth of 1000 M where the water pressure is about 1.0*10^7 pascal the density of sea water at the surface is 1.03*10^3 kilograms per cubic M?


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BULK MODULUS=dP/dV/V
p=pressure
v=volume
B of water=,21*10^10 n/m^2
it is approx to the bulk of sea water


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Ihave used the (1000m)depth as aforce at the bottom then A=f/p=1000/1.0*10^7=10^-4 M^2
dV=A*h=10^-4*1000=10^-1 m^3
from bulk modulus=dp/dv/v=,21*10^10=10^7/dv/v then dv/v=4,76*10^-3 then v(surface)= x then density surface=mass/v then mass = x then v depth = dv+v surface(because as account to the bulk modulus the volume smaller at the depth) then the density of the depth= mass/v depth

it right to assume that the depth is aforce?
 
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no, depth is not a force, depth is a distance

a supported column of fluid in a gravitational field leads to a hydrostatic pressure (which has units of Force/Area)

the hydrostatic pressure in a constant gravitational field, is given by
P = \rho g h
where h is the depth
 
thank you for help but g is the acceleration due gravity ?what p
can you help me mor is there another method ?but I have to use the bulk modulus in the solution I will be very grateful for your help

thank you a lot
 
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g is the acceleration due to gravity

so, first calculate the pressure at 1000m assuming the density is constant

then assume the bulk modulus is constant with pressure & calculate the corresponding volume & density change. (similar to what you attempted previously)

This will be a pretty good approximatino to the densety change, to do any better you would have to set up an integral
 

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