Chemistry (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 10 - Questions and Problems - Page 470: 10.11

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that if the number of molecules decreases in one part of the world then barometer will show a decrease in atmospheric pressure but as the mass of the air molecules is constant, therefore, the the number of air molecules in some other part of the world must have increased to keep that mass constant.
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