Atmospheric conditions near the Gulf of Mexico are such that a cloud at an altitude of 2.00 km contains 3.20 x 10' kg of water vapor. How long (in years) would it take for a 2.39 kW pump to raise this amount of water (at a constant speed) from Earth's surface to the altitude of the cloud?

Atmospheric conditions near the Gulf of Mexico are such that a cloud at an altitude of 2.00 km contains 3.20 x 10' kg of water vapor. How long (in years) would it take for a 2.39 kW pump to raise this amount of water (at a constant speed) from Earth's surface to the altitude of the cloud?

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