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A planet of mass M and radius a has a thin atmosphere of constant density, gas molar mass $μ$ , height h a. The surface temperature is:

Answer:

Solution:

Pressure at the surface = $ρ g h$ and

$ρ = \frac{P μ}{RT}$ , so $T = \frac{μg h}{R}$ with

$g = \frac{GM}{a ^{2}}$ . A.

Subject:PhysicsTopic:Heat & ThermoSubtopic:Kinetic Theory of Gases and Gas Laws

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