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a) Explain atmospheric pressure with examples.​

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Pressure is the ratio of applied force to the area over which the force is applied. Atmospheric pressure, which is also referred to as barometric pressure, is the pressure due to the force of the weight of the air in the atmosphere on the surface of the earth

The unit of pressure in atmosphere, with symbol, atm, is given as follows;

1 atm = 101,325 Pa

1 atm is also equivalent to 1.01325 bar

The atmospheric pressure reduces as altitude increases such that the atmospheric pressure in Honolulu is twice the atmospheric pressure in Denali, Alaska

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