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Here is my problem:In the absence of turbulent mixing, the partial pressure of each constituent of air would fall off with height above sea level

Here is my problem:In the absence of turbulent mixing, the partial pressure of each
constituent of air would fall off with height above sea level in
Earth's atmosphere as Pi=Pi0e-MigzRT where Pi is the partial
pressure at the height z,Pi0 is the partial pressure of component i at
sea level, g is the acceleration of gravity, R is the gas constant, T is
the absolute temperature, and Mi is the molecular mass of the gas.
As a result of turbulent mixing, the composition of Earth's
atmosphere is constant below an altitude of 100km, but the total
pressure decreases with altitude as P=P0e-MavegzRT where
Mave is the mean molecular weight of air. At sea level,
xN2=0.78084 and xHe=0.00000524 and T=300.K.Calculate the total pressure at 11.5km, assuming a mean molecular mass of 28.9g*mol-1 and that T=300.K throughout this altitude range.
Express the total pressure in pascals to three significant figures.
Ptot=
Incorrect; Try Again; 5 attempts remaining105*e(-28.9*10-3*9.81*11.5*1038.314*300),=27058.36345
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