Your Blood Pressure Is Reported as 50 Mm of Hg $\times$

question 9

Multiple Choice

Your blood pressure is reported as 50 mm of Hg.The density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm³.Your pressure is equivalent to

• A)6.7 \(\times\) 10⁶ Pa
• B)6.8 Pa
• C)6.8 \(\times\) 10² Pa
• D)6.7 \(\times\) 10³ Pa
• E)3.2 \(\times\) 10² Pa

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