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&GAS: PRESSURE


pressure

The pressure of the gas.

[Initially set to 760 Torr.]


unit

Various common pressure units and their abbreviations are accepted:

Unit Equivalent of 1 atm Notations
atmosphere 1 atm ATMOSPHERE
mm Hg 760 mm Hg MM-HG
Torricelli 760 Torr TORRICELLI
inch Hg 29.9213 inch Hg INCH-HG
Pa 101325 Pa PASCAL, HECTO-PASCAL, HPA
N/m2 101325 N/m2 N/M2
bar 1.01325 bar BAR
mbar 1013.25 hPa MBAR, MILLI-BAR

The default pressure input unit is the Torr. Pressures are shown either in Torr or in atmosphere. The choice of output unit is not influenced by the unit used for input.


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Formatted on 0103-05-16 at 14:04.