Assuming specific weight of air to be constant at 12 N/m3, what is the approximate height of a Mountain if mercury barometer at the base of the mountains reads 645 mm and at the same time another mercury barometer at the top of the mountains reads 480 mm?

Assuming specific weight of air to be constant at 12 N/m3, what is the approximate height of a Mountain if mercury barometer at the base of the mountains reads 645 mm and at the same time another mercury barometer at the top of the mountains reads 480 mm?

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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

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Chapter1: Heat, Temperature, And Pressure

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