The atmosphere of Jupiter is essentially made up of hydrogen, H2. For H2. the
specific gas constant is 4157 J/(kg)(K). The acceleration of gravity of Jupiter is
24.9 m/s 2• Assuming an isothermal atmosphere with a temperature of 150 K and
assuming that Jupiter has a definable surface, calculate the altitude above that
surface where the pressure is one-half the surface pressure.


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