Molecules in air in the atmosphere are attracted by gravitational force of the earth. Explain why all of them do not fall into the earth just like an apple falling from a tree.
Molecules in air in the atmosphere are attracted by gravitational force of the earth. Explain why all of them do not fall into the earth just like an apple falling from a tree.
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Explanation-air molecules in the atmosphere are attracted vertically downward by the gravitational force of the earth just like an apple falling from the tree. Air molecules move randomly due to their thermal velocity and hence resultant motion of air molecules move randomly in vertical downward direction. But in case of apple it is heavier than air so it fall downwards only.
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