The weight of the Earth's atmosphere exerts an average pressure of 1.01 x 10⁵ Pa on the ground at sea level. Estimate the weight of the Earth's atmosphere by approximating Earth as a sphere of radius R_E = 6.38 x 10⁶ m and surface area A = 4πR_E².

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