Savchenko Problem 5.2.15

Physics · optics

Problem

At an altitude of 3 km above the Earth's surface, 1 cm³ of air contains approximately 10² dust grains, and at the surface itself — approximately 10⁵. Determine the average mass of a speck of dust and estimate its size, assuming that the density of a speck of dust is 1.5 g/cm³. The air temperature is 27°C.

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