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Ch.10 - Gases: Their Properties & Behavior

Chapter 10, Problem 118

The troposphere contains about three quarters of the mass of the entire atmosphere. The troposphere is only 12 km thick while the whole atmosphere is about 120 km thick. Explain why the troposphere contains such a large fraction of the total mass.

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