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Sankar posted an Question
July 06, 2021 • 13:30 pm 30 points
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13. calculate the pressure (in gpa) at gutenberg discontinuity assuming an avg. crustal density of 2.7 g/cc and avg. mantle density of 4.5 gm/cc. also, assume t

13. Calculate the pressure (in GPa) at Gutenberg discontinuity assuming an avg. crustal density of 2.7 g/cc and avg. mantle density of 4.5 gm/cc. Also, assume the crustal thickness is 35 km and the value of 'g' is equal to 10 m/s*2. (Up to one decimal place)*

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    Mayank vedwal Vedwal

    pressure at Gutenberg discontinuity is 129.8 GPa

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