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Chapter 8: Q. 8.8 (page 265)
On a climb up Mt. Whitney, the atmospheric pressure drops to mmHg. What is the pressure in terms of the following units?
a. atm
b. torr
Part(a) The pressure is atm.
Part(b) The pressure is torr.
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