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Graduate What property of air makes it compressible?
Oh, I forgot hydrogen bonding. I'll go read up on those real quick...- Bad Hair Day
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Graduate What property of air makes it compressible?
Hi, Yes, I am asking about realistic change and a fantasy property. So, I did think of increasing the gravity field on my own, but I didn't think of lowering the temperature. That would certainly work, because with less energy they won't push as hard against each other. Which brings me to...- Bad Hair Day
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Graduate What property of air makes it compressible?
What would you change about air to make it have the same density at sea level but the atmosphere would only be a few miles high instead of a several hundred miles high? I am a high school physics teacher. As I ponder this possibility, my first thought is I could increase the strength of the...- Bad Hair Day
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