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EzequielSeattle
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Homework Statement
A pocket of air rises 1000 meters. Estimate how much it cools. Use the atmospheric law to determine pressure at 1000 meters.
Homework Equations
P = P0 * e-Mgz/RT
PVγ = constant
TVγ-1 = constant
The Attempt at a Solution
Using the atmospheric law, I found the pressure at 1000 meters to be 90202 Pa, or about 0.89 atm. I'm not sure how to use the adiabatic equations. I just assumed V1 was 1 m3, and also assumed that γ=(5/7), as the atmosphere is mainly diatomic. Plugging these in, I got that the gas expands to about 1.09 m3, but when I tried to plug that into my last equation, I got that the gas actually HEATS up, which I know is wrong. What did I do wrong? Please help!