Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 10 - Fluids - General Problems - Page 289: 87

Answer

$5.29\times10^{18}kg$.

Work Step by Step

Assume that the atmospheric pressure is due to the total weight of the atmosphere, distributed over the surface area of the Earth. $$P=\frac{F}{A}=\frac{m_{atm}g}{4\pi r_{Earth}^2}$$ $$m=\frac {4\pi r_{Earth}^2 P}{g}$$ $$=\frac {4\pi (6.38\times 10^6\;m)^2 (1.013\times10^5\;N/m^2)}{9.80\;m/s^2}$$ $$=5.29\times10^{18}kg$$
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