Author Question: When water freezes, it expands about nine percent. What would be the pressure increase inside your ... (Read 55 times)

erika · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

When water freezes, it expands about nine percent. What would be the pressure increase inside your automobile engine block if the water in there froze? The bulk modulus of ice is 2.0 109 N/m2, and 1 ATM = 1.01 105 N/m2.
a. 18 ATM
b. 360 ATM
c. 1 100 ATM
d. 1 800 ATM
e. 600 ATM

Question 2

A stonecutter's chisel has an edge area of 0.7 cm2 . If the chisel is struck with a force of 42 N, what is the pressure exerted on the stone?
a. 600 N/m2
b. 30 000 N/m2
c. 300 000 N/m2
d. 600 000 N/m2
e. 6 000 N/m2