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Chapter 1 Problem 59P

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The basic barometer can be used to measure the height of a building. If the barometric readings at the top and at the bottom of a building are 675 and \(695 \mathrm{mmHg}\), respectively, determine the height of the building. Take the densities of air and mercury to be \(1.18 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}\) and \(13,600 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}\), respectively.

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

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