A weather report says that the barometric pressure is 29.5 inches of mercury. What is this pressure in atmospheres?

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1 The oxygen tank in a hospital respiratory unit has a
pressure of 4840 mmHg. What is the pressure of the
oxygen gas in atmospheres?
2 A weather report says that the barometric pressure
is 29.5 inches of mercury. What is this pressure in
atmospheres?
3 Use the kinetic molecular theory to explain why, at
constant temperature, the pressure of a gas increases
as its volume is decreased.
4 Use the kinetic molecular theory to explain why the
pressure of a gas in a fixed-volume container increases
as its temperature is increased.
5 Name three ways by which the volume of a gas can be
decreased.
Transcribed Image Text:1 The oxygen tank in a hospital respiratory unit has a pressure of 4840 mmHg. What is the pressure of the oxygen gas in atmospheres? 2 A weather report says that the barometric pressure is 29.5 inches of mercury. What is this pressure in atmospheres? 3 Use the kinetic molecular theory to explain why, at constant temperature, the pressure of a gas increases as its volume is decreased. 4 Use the kinetic molecular theory to explain why the pressure of a gas in a fixed-volume container increases as its temperature is increased. 5 Name three ways by which the volume of a gas can be decreased.
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