Air, at 200 mm Hg vacuum and 25°C, is contained in a tank that has a volume of O. 040 m^3. The barometric pressure is 690 mm Hg and the local acceleration due to gravity is 9.75 m/s^2. Calculate the mass and the weight of air in the tank. (Ans: 0. 03 kgm 0. 2925 N)

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Air, at 200 mm Hg vacuum and 25°C, is contained in a
tank that has a volume of O. 040 m^3. The barometric
pressure is 690 mm Hg and the local acceleration due to
gravity is 9.75 m/s^2. Calculate the mass and the weight
of air in the tank. (Ans: 0. 03 kgm O. 2925 N)
Transcribed Image Text:Air, at 200 mm Hg vacuum and 25°C, is contained in a tank that has a volume of O. 040 m^3. The barometric pressure is 690 mm Hg and the local acceleration due to gravity is 9.75 m/s^2. Calculate the mass and the weight of air in the tank. (Ans: 0. 03 kgm O. 2925 N)
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