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A spherical submersible 2.13 m in radius, armed with multiple cameras, descends under water in a region of the Atlantic Ocean known for shipwrecks and finds its first shipwreck at a depth of 2.48 ✕ 103 m. Seawater has density 1.025 ✕ 103 kg/m3, and the air pressure at the ocean's surface is 1.013 ✕ 105 Pa.
(a) What is the absolute pressure at the depth of the shipwreck?
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(b) What is the buoyant force on the submersible at the depth of the shipwreck? (Give the magnitude.)
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(b) What is the buoyant force on the submersible at the depth of the shipwreck? (Give the magnitude.)
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