Gas pressure
• is described
as a force acting on a
specific area.
Pressure (P) = Force
Area
• Has units of atm, mm Hg, torr, lb/in.2 and kilopascals(kPa).
1 atm
|
=
|
760 mm Hg (exact)
|
1 atm
1 atm
|
=
=
|
760 torr
14.7 lb/in.2
|
1 atm
|
=
|
101.325 kPa
|
Learning Check
the sample question
A. What is 475 mm Hg expressed in atm?
1) 475 atm
2) 0.625 atm
3) 3.61 x 105 atm
B. The pressure in a tire is 2.00 atm. What is
this pressure in mm Hg?
1) 2.00 mm Hg
2) 1520 mm Hg
Solution
A. What is
475 mm Hg expressed in atm?
2) 0.625 atm
475 mm Hg x 1 atm
= 0.625 atm
B. The pressure
of a tire is measured as 2.00 atm. What is this pressure in
mm Hg?
2) 1520 mm Hg
2.00 atm x 760 mm Hg
= 1520 mm Hg
1 atm
is the
pressure exerted by a column
of air from the top of the atmosphere to the surface of the Earth.
Atmospheric pressure
• is about 1
atmosphere at
sea level.
• depends on
the altitude and the weather.
• is lower at high altitudes where the density of air
is less.
• is higher on a rainy day than on a sunny day.
The sample question
A. The downward pressure of the Hg in a barometer is than (as) the pressure of the
atmosphere.
1) greater 2) less 3) the
same
B. A water barometer is 13.6
times taller than
a Hg barometer (DHg = 13.6 g/mL) because
1) H2O is less dense than mercury.
2) H2O is heavier than mercury.
3) air is more dense than H2O.
Solution
A.The downward pressure of
the Hg in a barometer is
3) the same (as) the pressure of
the atmosphere.
B. A water barometer is 13.6
times taller than
a Hg barometer (DHg = 13.6 g/mL) because
1) H2O is
less dense than mercury.
0 Response to "Gas Pressure and Atmospheric Pressure"
Post a Comment