19. Fluid Mechanics
Buoyancy & Buoyant Force
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Problem 13.91
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionA simple model (Fig. 13–62) considers a continent as a block ( density ≈ 2800 kg/m³) floating in the mantle rock around it ( density ≈ 3300 kg/m³) . Assuming the continent is 35 km thick (the average thickness of the Earth’s continental crust), estimate the height of the continent above the surrounding mantle rock.
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