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If the air density were uniform, then the height of the atmosphere above the sea level to produce a normal atmospheric pressure of 1.0 x 10 $^{5}$ Pa is(density of air is 1.3 kg/m $^{3}$ , g $=$ 10m/s $^{2}$ ):

0.77 km

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7.7 km

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Solution

The correct option is B 7.7 km
$ρ g h = 1 \times 10^{5}$
$\Rightarrow h = \frac{10^{5}}{ρ g} = \frac{10^{5}}{1.3 \times 10} = 7.7 k m$

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If the air density were uniform, then the height of the atmosphere above the sea level to produce a normal atmospheric pressure of 1.0 x 105 Pa is(density of air is 1.3 kg/m3 , g = 10m/s2):

The correct option is B 7.7 kmρgh=1×105⇒h=105ρg=1051.3×10=7.7km

If the air density were uniform, then the height of the atmosphere above the sea level to produce a normal atmospheric pressure of 1.0 x 10 $^{5}$ Pa is(density of air is 1.3 kg/m $^{3}$ , g $=$ 10m/s $^{2}$ ):

The correct option is B 7.7 km
$ρ g h = 1 \times 10^{5}$
$\Rightarrow h = \frac{10^{5}}{ρ g} = \frac{10^{5}}{1.3 \times 10} = 7.7 k m$