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The barometric pressure at sea level is 760 mm of Mercury while that on a mountain top is 715 mm. If the density of air is assumed constant at 1.2 kg/m³ , what is the elevation of the mountain top?

a.

510 m

b.

1020 m

c.

255 m

d.

128 m

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Answer: (a).510 m

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