Question

The pressure of a gas in a container is 152 mm Hg. What is this equivalent to?

Answer 1

It is a fact that `1` `atm` pressure will support a column of mercury `760` `mm` high.

Explanation:

So the pressure measurement is:

`(152*mm*Hg)/(760*mm*Hg*atm^-1)` `=` `0.200*atm`