If a 1-megaton nuclear weapon is exploded
at ground level, the peak overpressure (that
is, the pressure increase above normal atmospheric pressure) will be 0.2 atm at a
distance of 6 km. Atmospheric pressure is
1.013 × 10^5 Pa.
What force due to such an explosion will be
exerted on the side of a house with dimensions
3.89 m × 22.6 m?
Answer in units of N

Respuesta :

Answer:

1,780,000 N

Explanation:

0.2 atm × (1.013×10⁵ Pa/atm) = 20,260 Pa

Force = pressure × area

F = 20,260 Pa × (3.89 m × 22.6 m)

F = 1,780,000 N

The force exerted on the side of the house is [tex]\rm 2.09598 \times 10^6 \ N[/tex] due to the given explosion.

From the formula of pressure,

[tex]P = \dfrac FA[/tex]

Where,

[tex]P[/tex] - pressure = 0.2 atm × 1.013×10⁵ Pa = [tex]2.052\times 10^9 \rm \ Pa[/tex]

[tex]F[/tex] - Force  = ?

[tex]A[/tex] - area =  3.89 m × 22.6 m = [tex]\bold {87.914\rm \ m^2}[/tex]

So,

[tex]F = P\times A[/tex]

Put the values in the formula,  

 

[tex]F = 2.052\times 10^9 \rm \ Pa \times 87.914 \ m^2\\\\\it {F}=\rm 2.09598 \times 10^6 \ N[/tex]

Therefore, the force exerted on the side of the house is [tex]\rm 2.09598 \times 10^6 \ N[/tex] due to the given explosion.

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