Use Pascal's Law to Determine the Height of Earth's Atmosphere

question 17

Essay

Use Pascal's law to determine the height of Earth's atmosphere. Compare the result to the height of Mount Everest, h = 8848 m. The real height of the atmosphere is about 500 km. What assumption in Pascal's law is the reason for this difference in results? (Note: Atmospheric pressure is P_atm = 1.01 × 10⁵ Pa, and density of air ñ = 1.2 kg/m³.)

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