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Ideal Gas HW Problem!?
"At an altitude of 11,000 meters, the air temperature is -50 degrees celsius. The air density is 0.403 kg/m^3. What is the pressure of the atmosphere at that altitude."
P = P0exp(- Mgy/RT)
I attempted to solve the problem using the above equation above equation and my result was P = 2.8 * 10^4. However my online homework is not accepting the answer and I'm not sure what I did wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Homework Statement
"At an altitude of 11,000 meters, the air temperature is -50 degrees celsius. The air density is 0.403 kg/m^3. What is the pressure of the atmosphere at that altitude."
Homework Equations
P = P0exp(- Mgy/RT)
The Attempt at a Solution
I attempted to solve the problem using the above equation above equation and my result was P = 2.8 * 10^4. However my online homework is not accepting the answer and I'm not sure what I did wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated!