A column of contained air extends from sea level to the top of the atmosphere. The contained air has mass. If the column instead contained the same mass of water, its height would be
A) 1/13.6 times as high as the atmosphere.
B) about 3/4 m high.
C) 10.3 m high.
D) about 5.6 km high.
Answer: C
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