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Shouldn't the partial pressure of helium in the lake water be extremely low, given the low partial pressure of helium in the atmosphere above the lake? Physics
by lupusreal 2y ago
Shouldn't the partial pressure of helium in the lake water be extremely low, given the low partial pressure of helium in the atmosphere above the lake? Physics class was a long time ago but I think that's how Henry's Law works.
- 93po 2y agothe partial pressure of helium in the atmosphere is minimal (about 0.0005%), and the amount in the lake water would be even lower, making helium infiltration unlikely to be a significant factor. my extremely unqualified opinion is that water seeped in through the cork, but the cork was still fairly well lodged in place, so it had the high pressure of being 15 meters down despite not being originally bottled at pressure, and when brought back up, the glass shattered instead of the cork popping out