A 0.5-m diameter helium (Density of He = 0.18 kg/m3) balloon is attached by a rope to the bottom of a 10-m deep freshwater lake (Fig. 1). Given that the rope can sustain a maximum tensile force of 300 N, would it be able to secure the balloon? Please clearly illustrate your free-body diagram.

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A 0.5-m diameter helium (Density of He = 0.18 kg/m3) balloon is attached by a rope to the bottom of a 10-m deep freshwater lake (Fig. 1). Given that the rope can sustain a maximum tensile force of 300 N, would it be able to secure the balloon? Please clearly illustrate your free-body diagram.

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