Question

The air pressure P is inversely proportional to the altitude h. write the related variation equation

Answer 1

For a confined, constant volume of gas, the ratio

P

T

is therefore constant (i.e.,

P

T

=

k

). If the gas is initially in “Condition 1” (with P = P1 and T = T1), and then changes to “Condition 2” (with P = P2 and T = T2), we have that

P

1

T

1

=

k

and

P

2

T

2

=

k

, which reduces to

P

1

T

1

=

P

2

T

2