Seawater Has a Density of 1,025 Kg/m³ at the Surface

question 47

Multiple Choice

Seawater has a density of 1,025 kg/m³ at the surface. The bulk modulus of seawater is 2.100 × 10⁹ N/m². What is the density of seawater at a depth of 10.00 km? (Use g = 9.8 m/s² and ignore any change in density with depth when calculating the pressure.)

• A) 1076 kg/m³
• B) 1230 kg/m³
• C) 1574 kg/m³
• D) 1764 kg/m³
• E) 1973 kg/m³

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