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A meteorologist gives the atmosphere pressure as 132.01 kPa. What is the atmospheric pressure in atm?

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Use the conversion factor:


1\ atm=101.325\ kPa


=132.01\ kPa ×
(1\ atm)/(101.325\ kPa)

= 1.302738712 atm (round as you wish)

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