stimate how many molecules of air are in each 2.5-L breath you inhale that were also in the last breath Galileo took. [Hint: Assume the atmosphere is about 10 km high and of constant density.] Express your answer using two significant figures. N=?? (I got 27, but I was also wrong)

stimate how many molecules of air are in each 2.5-L breath you inhale that were also in the last breath Galileo took. [Hint: Assume the atmosphere is about 10 km high and of constant density.] Express your answer using two significant figures. N=?? (I got 27, but I was also wrong)

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Estimate how many molecules of air are in each 2.5-L breath you inhale that were also in the last breath Galileo took. [Hint: Assume the atmosphere is about 10 km high and of constant density.]

Express your answer using two significant figures.

N=?? (I got 27, but I was also wrong).

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