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Does gravity affect gas

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Gas, has mass and therefore will produce its own gravitational pull. Except for objects such as gas planets and nebulae, this effect is small. However, on a planet with an atmosphere, the presence of the gas will produce an upward force. This force, called the buoyancy force, does not affect gravity directly, but since it is directed upward will partly counteract its effects on objects. The upward force is equal to the weight of the gas the object displaces. For most objects in Earth's atmosphere, the effect is not noticeable, reducing the apparent weight by only a fraction of a percent. It becomes significant for things with a very low density. If an object is less dense than air (e.g. a helium balloon) the buoyancy force will be greater than the force of gravity, and the object will float upward.

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