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Volume of a solid

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Suggest a method to fill water in a tank constructed at a height of 10m from the ground by using a vacuum pump instead of an electric pump.

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Solution

It is not possible to do it in single stage but you can do it in two stage. Make some temporary storage some where in between. Then you can again pump it to the tank by using another vacuum pump.

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