A Barometer Measures a Pressure of 745 Mm Hg

question 100

Multiple Choice

A barometer measures a pressure of 745 mm Hg. What is this pressure in atm?

• A) 0.980 atm
• B) 1.02 atm
• C) 1.03 *10⁵ atm
• D) 1.00 * 10⁴ atm
• E) 0.556 atm

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