Atmospheric pressure

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

barometric pressure

Broader Terms

environment

Narrower Terms

compression

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Atmospheric Pressure force exerted by the weight of the air Atmospheric pressure is defined as the force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of the air above that surface.
• The standard atmospheric pressure is measured in various units: 1 atmosphere = 760 mmHg = 29.
• Another unit of force sometimes used by scientists to measure atmospheric pressure is the newton.
• The temperature at which the vapor pressure is equal tothe atmospheric pressure is called theboiling point.
• Normal atmospheric pressure is 14.

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