Planet Bizzaro has an atmosphere of pure oxygen (O2). At the surface, the O2 density is 1019 cm-3; the density decreases to 1.35×1018 cm-3 at an altitude of 10 km. The average gravitational acceleration is 5 m/s2. The molecular weight of O2 is 32 amu and 1 amu = 1.66×10-27 kg. What is the average scale height between the surface and 10 km? Report your answer in km to 2 significant digits. The average scale height is ______ m
Planet Bizzaro has an atmosphere of pure oxygen (O2). At the surface, the O2 density is 1019 cm-3; the density decreases to 1.35×1018 cm-3 at an altitude of 10 km. The average gravitational acceleration is 5 m/s2. The molecular weight of O2 is 32 amu and 1 amu = 1.66×10-27 kg.
What is the average scale height between the surface and 10 km? Report your answer in km to 2 significant digits.
The average scale height is ______ m
In the context of the issue, the average scale height is a measure of how quickly a substance's density—in this case, the density of oxygen molecules—decreases with increasing altitude in a planet's atmosphere. It's a crucial factor in figuring out how a substance's density changes with altitude and sheds light on the behavior of the atmosphere.
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Use the answer from the previous problem (and the information provided in the problem) to estimate the temperature in Bizzaro's atmosphere. Report answer in Kelvin to 2 significant digits. Neglect changes in gravity and temperature with height.
The temperature is ______ K.
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