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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Explain why density of air decreases as we go up from the surface of the earth.

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Altitude is height above sea level. The density of air decreases with height. There are two reasons: at higher altitudes, there is less air pushing down from above, and gravity is weaker farther from Earth`s center. So at higher altitudes, air molecules can spread out more, and air density decreases