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The atmospheric pressure on a mountain is 500 mmHg and 1 atm is equal to 760 mmHg. What is the pressure in atm?

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Answer:

≈ 0.6579 atm

Step-by-step explanation:

The pressure in atmospheres is the ratio of the pressure on the mountain to one atmosphere, in corresponding units.

The pressure is ...

500 /760 atm = 25/38 atm ≈ 0.6579 atm

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