Question

The town of Grindelwald, Switzerland sits at an elevation where the atmospheric pressure is 0.88 atmospheres, and the pressure at the summit of The Eiger, a nearby mountain, is 0.72 atmospheres. What is the pressure difference between these two elevations in kilopascals?

Answer 1

Answer: The difference between the atmospheric pressure of the two elevation is 16.212 kPa

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert the pressure from atmospheres to kilo Pascals, we use the conversion factor:

1 atm = 101.325 kPa

We are given:

Atmospheric pressure of Grindelward,
`P_1` = 0.88 atm

Converting the atmospheric pressure of Grindelward:

`\Rightarrow 0.88 atm* ((101.325kPa)/(1atm))=89.166kPa`

Atmospheric pressure of the Eiger,
`P_2` = 0.72 atm

Converting the atmospheric pressure of the Eiger:

`\Rightarrow 0.72 atm* ((101.325kPa)/(1atm))=72.954kPa`

Difference between the atmospheric pressures of the two elevation,
`\Delta P=P_1-P_2`

`\Delta P=[89.166-72.954]=16.212kPa`

Hence, the difference between the atmospheric pressure of the two elevation is 16.212 kPa