Question

A sample of gas has a pressure of 742 torr. What is the pressure in atmospheres?

Answer 1

Answer:742 torr= approximately 0.976 atm

Explanation:

Since we know that one atm= 760 torr, we can compute the following calculation:

(742 torr/1)*(1atm/760torr)=0.976316 atm

Remember sig figs (3) to round it to 0.976 atm

$\frac{742 torr}{1}$*$\frac{1 atm}{760 torr}$=0.976316=0.976 atm

(torr cancels out and we're left with atm)

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