The town of Grindelwald, Switzerland sits at an elevation where the atmospheric pressure is 0.88 atmospheres, and the pressure at the summit of The Eiger, a nearby mountain, is 0.72 atmospheres. What is the pressure difference between these two elevations in kilopascals?

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Аноним Аноним · Answer 1 · 2020-04-02T07:24:55+02:00

Answer: The difference between the atmospheric pressure of the two elevation is 16.212 kPa

Explanation:

To convert the pressure from atmospheres to kilo Pascals, we use the conversion factor:

1 atm = 101.325 kPa

We are given:

Atmospheric pressure of Grindelward, [tex]P_1[/tex] = 0.88 atm

Converting the atmospheric pressure of Grindelward:

[tex]\Rightarrow 0.88 atm\times (\frac{101.325kPa}{1atm})=89.166kPa[/tex]

Atmospheric pressure of the Eiger, [tex]P_2[/tex] = 0.72 atm

Converting the atmospheric pressure of the Eiger:

[tex]\Rightarrow 0.72 atm\times (\frac{101.325kPa}{1atm})=72.954kPa[/tex]

Difference between the atmospheric pressures of the two elevation, [tex]\Delta P=P_1-P_2[/tex]

[tex]\Delta P=[89.166-72.954]=16.212kPa[/tex]

Hence, the difference between the atmospheric pressure of the two elevation is 16.212 kPa