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Estimate the total mass of the Earth's atmosphere. (The radius of the Earth is $6.37 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{m},$ and atmospheric pressure at the surface is $\left.1.013 \times 10^{5} \text { Pa. }\right)$
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This can be expressed as: \[P = \frac{Mg}{4\pi R^2}\] where: - \(P\) is the atmospheric pressure, - \(M\) is the mass of the atmosphere, - \(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity, - \(R\) is the radius of the Earth. Show more…
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