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Q 10.1     Explain why 

       (b)      Atmospheric pressure at a height of about 6 km decreases to nearly half of its value at the sea level, though the height of the atmosphere is more than 100 km

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This is because the air density does not remain the same in the atmosphere. It decreases exponentially as height increases.

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