Answer:
m = 5.27e18 kg
Explanation:
The pressure of a fluid is the weigth of a column of that fluid over base of that column.
The weight of the column is its mass multiplied by the acceleration of gravity. The acceleration of gravity varies with height, however the variation is small and can be ignored, consifering the acceleration of gravity constant.
So:
If we consider the entirety of the atmosphere as a single column the base would be the surface of Earth. Approximating Earth as a sphere:
Now, we can obtain the mass of the atmosphere:
When analyzing inelastic collisions, we need to consider the law of conservation of momentum, which states that the total momentum, p, of the closed system is a constant. In the case of inelastic collisions, the momentum of the combined mass after the collision is equal to the sum of the momentum of each of the initial masses.
p1+p2+...=pf
In our case we only have two masses, which makes our problem fairly simple. Lets plug in the formula for momentum; p=mv.
m1v1+m2v2=(m1+m2)vf
To find the velocity of the combined mass we simply rearrange the terms.
vf=m1v1+m2v2m1+m2
Plug in the values given in the problem.
vf=(3.0kg)(1.4m/s)+(2.0kg)(0m/s)03.0kg+2.0kg
vf=.84m/s
They are not good conductors of heat such as potassium
Weight is equivalent to the product of the mass of an object and the strength of the gravitational field.
Using:
F = ma
a = 8.2 / 5
a = 1.64 N/kg
The gravitational field strength is equivalent to 1.64 N/kg.