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Anukruti Asked a Question
July 11, 2020 11:04 pmpts 30 pts
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What is the depth of an ocean if the density of the oceanic crust is 2.9gm/cm3 and density of continental crust is 2.6gm/cm3?density of water is 1gm/cm3.

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  • Rahul pandey Best Answer
    Yes Anukriti. The solution is correct. In the question it is asking for the depth of ocean which will be (35-29.47 = 5.5km), which is the answer.
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    Rahul pandey
    No worry. Please mark the question as answered
  • Sajan sarthak sahoo thankyou
    see if it is ok...
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    Anukruti
    not ok.sir.
  • Sajan sarthak sahoo
    i think few data is missing like thickness of oceanic crust below the water. if that data will be given it will exactly fit to the airy model compensation formula in isostasy model...
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    Anukruti
    ok sir.
  • Rahul pandey
    Please see the attachment
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    Anukruti
    sir answer is 5.21km
  • Rahul pandey
    I have computed the thickness of oceanic crust. (35-thickness of oceanic crust) will be the answer for this question
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