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The ice cap at the North Pole may be 1000 m thick, with a density of 920 kg/m3. Find the pressure at the bottom and the corresponding melting temperature.
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The ice cap at the North Pole may be 1000 m thick, with a density of 920 kg/m3. Find the pressure at the bottom and the corresponding melting temperature.

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Pice=920kg/m^3 deltaP=PgH=920kg/m^3 X 9.80665m/s^2 X 1000m = 9022118 Pa P=Po + deltaP=101.325 + 9022 = 9123kPa
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