Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 6, Problem 67GP
A geologist searching for oil finds that the gravity at a certain location is 2 parts in 107 smaller than average. Assume that a deposit of oil is located 2000 m directly below. Estimate the size of the deposit, assumed spherical. Take the density (mass per unit volume) of rock to be 3000 kg/m3 and that of oil to be 800 kg/m3.
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