Solved: The average density of Earth's crust 10 km beneath

Chapter , Problem 74

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The average density of Earth's crust 10 km beneath the continents is 2.7 g/cm3 The speed of longitudinal seismic waves at that depth, found by timing their arrival from distant earthquakes, is 5.4 km/s. Use this information to find the bulk modulus of Earth's crust at that depth. For comparison, the bulk modulus of steel is about 16 X 1010 Pa

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