College Physics
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ISBN: 9780134601823
Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 10, Problem 17CQ
Oil is often found in a geological structure called a salt dome. The rock in the salt dome is less dense man surrounding rock and is pushed up so that it floats' on surrounding rock. Explain how a sensitive pendulum can detect a salt dome.
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