A barometer having a cross-sectional area of 1.00 cm2 at sea level measures a pressure of 76.0

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A barometer having a cross-sectional area of 1.00 cm2 at sea level measures a pressure of 76.0 cm of mercury. The pressure exerted by this column of mercury is equal to the pressure exerted by all the air on 1 cm2 of Earth's surface. Given that the density of mercury is 13.6 g/mL and the average radius of Earth is 6371 km, calculate the total mass of Earth's atmosphere in kilograms. (The surface area of a sphere is 4πr2 where r is the radius of the sphere.)
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Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0077274313

10th edition

Authors: Raymond Chang

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