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The pressure on a swimmer 20 m below the surface of water at sea level is.

A

1.0 atm

B

2.0 atm

C

2.5 atm

D

3.0 atm

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The correct Answer is:
B
`P=P_a+rho gh=1xx10^5+1000xx10xx20=3` atm
`P-P_a=2` atm
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