Question

A student reads a barometer in the laboratory and finds the prevailing atmospheric pressure to be 736 mmHg. Express this pressure in torr and in atmospheres.

Answer 1

736 mmHg = 0.97 atm (Approx.)

736 mmHg = 736 Torr

Step-by-step explanation:

Given barometer in the laboratory atmospheric pressure data:

Atmospheric pressure in mmHg = 736 mmHg

Find:

Change given data into Torr

Change given data in atm (atmospheric pressure)

Computation:

We know that;

1 atm = 760 mmHg

So,

736 mmHg = 736 / 760

736 mmHg = 0.97 atm (Approx.)

We know that;

760 mmHg = 760 Torr

So,

736 mmHg = 736 Torr