Calculate the mass of Earth’s atmosphere by considering the pressure at the surface (P ≈ 1.013 bar = 1.013 × 105 Pa). Hint: Every square meter of the surface of the Earth experiences the pressure from the atmosphere above it.

Calculate the mass of Earth’s atmosphere by considering the pressure at the surface (P ≈ 1.013 bar = 1.013 × 105 Pa). Hint: Every square meter of the surface of the Earth experiences the pressure from the atmosphere above it.

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