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A column of contained air extends from sea level to the top of the atmosphere. The contained air has mass. If the column instead contained the same mass of water, its height would be
 
  A) 1/13.6 times as high as the atmosphere.
  B) about 3/4 m high.
  C) 10.3 m high.
  D) about 5.6 km high.

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How deep must an inverted drinking glass be pushed beneath the surface of water so that the volume of enclosed air is squeezed to half?
 
  A) 76 cm
  B) 10.3 m
  C) 14.7 m
  D) 20.6 m
  E) 29.4 m


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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