Lecture

Example: Elevation effect onatmospheric pressure.a) Determine the variation in pressure in the Earth’satmosphere as a function of height y above sea level,assuming g is constant and that the density of the air isproportional to the pressure.b) At what elevation is the air pressure equal to half thepressure at sea level?c) What is the ‘boiling temperature’ of water at the top ofmountain Jade (about 4000m) if the pressure is 1 atm atsea level.