EBK THERMODYNAMICS: AN ENGINEERING APPR
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Chapter 1.11, Problem 121FEP
The atmospheric pressures at the top and the bottom of a building are read by a barometer to be 96.0 and 98.0 kPa. If the density of air is 1.0 kg/m3, the height of the building is
- (a) 17 m
- (b) 20 m
- (c) 170 m
- (d) 204 m
- (e) 252 m
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