Answer the following questions, modelling air as a diatomic ideal gas with average molar mass M = 29 g/mol and the ratio of specific heats y Cp = 1.4. Cy 1. Show that the pressure gradient for the change of altitude is given by dP MgP dy RT where y is the altitude from the ground, g is the gravitational acceleration which is assumed to be constant, T is the temperature and R is the gas constant.

Answer the following questions, modelling air as a diatomic ideal gas with average molar mass M = 29 g/mol and the ratio of specific heats y Cp = 1.4. Cy 1. Show that the pressure gradient for the change of altitude is given by dP MgP dy RT where y is the altitude from the ground, g is the gravitational acceleration which is assumed to be constant, T is the temperature and R is the gas constant.

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Chapter10: Statistical Physics

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