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Answer:
Yes, it is reasonable to neglect it.
Explanation:
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In this case, a single molecule of oxygen weights 32 g (diatomic oxygen) thus, the mass of kilograms is (consider Avogadro's number):

After that, we compute the potential energy 1.00 m above the reference point:

Then, we compute the average kinetic energy at the specified temperature:

Whereas
stands for the Avogadro's number for which we have:

In such a way, since the average kinetic energy energy is about 12000 times higher than the potential energy, it turns out reasonable to neglect the potential energy.
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30 + 6 = 36
36/12 = 3
So, it would take it 3 hours to go 12 kms downstream.
Note that we added 30 and 6 because it was going downstream. If it was going upstream, then we would have had to subtract.