Why the Ideal Gas Law Alone Cannot Predict Atmospheric Pressure With Altitude @BobtheScienceGuy

Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

The ideal gas law describes relationships among pressure, volume, temperature, and amount of gas under idealized conditions, but Earth’s atmosphere is also acted on by gravity. This video shows why temperature changes alone predict the wrong pressure at altitude and why the observed atmospheric pressure gradient requires the effect of gravity.

Why the Ideal Gas Law Alone Cannot Predict Atmospheric Pressure With Altitude

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