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We are turning gravity off for one nitrogen molecule starting out at mean sea level (MSL) and at standard temperature and pressure (STP), and then trying to quantify how fast it would work its way out into space. My initial guess was that it would be out in space within a matter of minutes, and DaveC426913 thinks that this would not happen rapidly.SpaceTiger said:How are we defining "space" in this discussion? If gravity were suddenly turned off for the atmosphere, the pressure gradient would act (at the speed of sound) to force many of the molecules away from the Earth's surface.
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