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With the assumption that the air temperature is a uniform 0.0°C, what is the density of the air at an altitude of 1.00 km as a percentage of the density at the surface?

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The density of the air at an altitude of 1.00 km as a percentage of the density at the surface is ρ=0.833ρ0

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Step 1:

For density, the function of pressure is

ρ=P.MR.T

AsρP

ρρ0=PP0PP0=e-M.g×1000RT=e-28.8×10-3×9.8×10008.315×273=0.883

Therefore, the density of the air at an altitude of 1.00 km as a percentage of the density at the surface isρ=0.883ρ0.

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