Units of Pressure

I. Video

A. Measuring Gas Pressure and Atmospheric Pressure

B. Gas Pressure Conversions

Notes on Atmospheric Units

1 standard atmosphere = 1.000 atm = 760.0 mm Hg = 760.0 torr = 101,325 Pa = 14.69 psi

Exercise on Conversion of Atmospheric Units

1) 115 psi = ___________ atm

2) 1.13 atm= __________ torr

3) 168 torr = ___________ atm

4) 5.0 x 109 Pa= _________ atm

5) 263 kPa = _________ Pa

6) 0.451 atm = __________ torr

7) 1.6 x 105 torr = _________ atm

8) 973 torr = __________ psi

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Demonstration of Atmospheric Pressure