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AP Physics 2
9.4 The First Law of Thermodynamics
9.2 The Ideal Gas Law
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A vertical cross-sectional view of a water tank with a horizontal water surface line labeled P_0 at the top. A cylindrical diving bell of height H and cross-sectional area A is submerged vertically in water of density \rho. The flat top of the bell is located at a depth d below the water surface, indicated by a vertical double-headed arrow labeled d. The open bottom of the bell is at a total depth d + H. Water has entered through the bottom of the bell, filling it to a height h from the bottom, indicated by a shaded region inside the lower portion of the bell with a height dimension labeled h. The remaining upper portion of height H - h inside the bell is unshaded and labeled trapped air. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A submerged cylindrical diving bell with water entering through the open bottom.
A rigid, cylindrical diving bell of height \(H\) and cross-sectional area \(A\) is open at the bottom and closed at the top. The bell initially contains air at atmospheric pressure \(P_0\) and temperature \(T_0\). It is slowly lowered vertically into water of density \(\rho\) until its top surface is at a depth \(d\) below the water surface, while the trapped air remains at constant temperature \(T_0\). Water enters through the open bottom and rises to a height \(h\) inside the bell. Which of the following equations correctly relates the height \(h\) to the given parameters?

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