Question

If a gas pressure gauge reads 15 mm hg, what is the pressure in atmospheres?

Answer 1

For this problem, we are asked to convert the value from units of mmHg to atm. The conversion factor would be 1 atm is equal to 760 mmHg. We convert as follows:

15 mmHg x ( 1 atm / 760 mmHg ) = 0.02 atm

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