Units of Pressure
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- The standard unit of pressure is the Pascal, defined as 1 Pa=1 Nm21 \, \text{Pa} = \frac{1 \, \text{N}}{\text{m}^2}1Pa=m21N (or equivalently, as 1 Pa=1 kgs2⋅m1 \, \text{Pa} =\f…
By Michael Busch, Ahaan Rungta
- Notice in Michael Busch's explanation that he talked about atmospheres. There are two other common units of pressure, most simply related to atmospheres, that I am going to desc…
By Freya Edholm
Problems 6
- A bag of potato chips is sealed in a factory near seal level. The atmospheric pressure at the factory is 101700 Pa. The bag is then shipped to Denver, Colorado, where the atmosp…
- The air pressure for a certain tire is 109 kPa. What is the pressure in atmospheres?
- The air pressure inside a submarine is 0.62 atm. What would be the height of a column of mercury balanced by this pressure?
- The weather news gives the atmospheric pressure as 1.07 atm. What is this atmospheric pressure in mmHg?
- An experiment at Sandia National Labs in New Mexico is performed at 758.7 mmHg. What is this pressure in atm?
- A bag of potato chips is sealed in a factory near sea level. The atmospheric pressure at the factory is 761.3 mmHg. The pressure inside the bag is the same. What is the pressure…