"Stephen Cowell" > wrote in message
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> is a component of
> the atmosphere properly referred to as an
> 'object'?

i was referencing the atomic weight of the gas and you know it, now stop
with the red herrings already and stay on topic. bottom line, a heavier
object (or liquid, or gas) will settle below a lighter one at _any_ altitude
and not just above a magical number as you stated earlier.


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