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The weight of Earth's atmosphere exerts an average pressure of 1.01 ✕ 105 Pa on the ground at sea level. Use the definition of pressure to estimate the weight of Earth's atmosphere (in N) by approximating Earth as a sphere of radius
RE = 6.38 ✕ 106 m
and surface area
A = 4?RE2.
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