The Tonga Trench in the Pacific Ocean is 36,000 feet deep. Assuming that sea water has an average density of 1.04 g/cm3, calculate the absolute (total) pressure at the bottom of the trench in atmospheres. (1.00 in = 2.54 cm, 1.00 atm = 1

01 × 105 Pa)
A) 1.1 × 106 atm B) 1.1 × 105 atm C) 2.1 atm D) 1.1 × 108 atm E) 1.1 × 103 atm


E

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