Question

Many ski resorts and mountain cities can be reached directly by planes which deposit travelers a mile or more above sea level. This can result in altitude sickness due to hypoxemia, or reduced oxygen in the blood, caused by the unaccustomed exposure to the lower atmospheric pressure at high elevations. On a given day, the prevailing atmospheric pressure in Albuquerque, NM (elevation 1620 meters) might be 0.799 atm. Calculate this pressure expressed in mmHg and in torr. Relationship between altitude and barometric pressure.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

To convert from atm to mmHg

1 atm = 760 mmHg

0.799 atm = 0.799 atm * 760 mmHg/1 atm = 607.24 mmHg

To convert from atm to torr

1 atm = 760 torr

0.799 atm = 0.799 atm * 760 torr/1 atm = 607.24 torr