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Weight of Air

weight of air 2

Lid of plastic bottle, shown above, is a pump, and can be used to pump air into container.

Place empty bottle on sensitive digital scale and record scale reading. Then pump additional air into bottle and re-weigh.

weight of air 1

  • Bottle and pump located in L02, section B-5.
  • Scale in L35, section D-2.
Posted in Fluid/Atmospheric mechanicsTagged air, atmosphere, mass, weight

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