Gases are different from solids and liquids. In a sample of gas, the molecules are far apart. The gas molecules also move around and collide with each other as well as with the walls of the container. These collisions generate pressure. The pressure of a gas can be measured in different units. One convenient unit of measure is called the atmosphere (atmatm) because it is based on atmospheric pressure. At sea level, the average pressure is 1 atmatm. As you get higher in altitude, the pressure steadily drops until you leave the atmosphere, where the pressure is very close to 0 atmatm. The table below shows the different commonly used units of measuring gas pressure. Use this table in the pressure unit conversions. Unit Abbreviation 1 atm equivalent atmosphere atmatm 1.00 atmatm (exact) millimeters of mercury mmHgmmHg 760 mmHgmmHg torr torrtorr 760 torrtorr inches of mercury in.Hgin.Hg 29.9 in.Hgin.Hg pounds per square inch (psi) lb/in.2lb/in.2 14.7 lb/in.2lb/in.2 pascal PaPa 101,325 PaPa   High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a method used in chemistry and biochemistry to purify chemical substances. The pressures used in this procedure range from around 500 kilopascals (500,000 PaPa) to about 60,000 kPakPa (60,000,000 PaPa). It is often convenient to know the pressure in torr. If an HPLC procedure is running at a pressure of 3.54×108 PaPa , what is its running pressure in torr?   Express the pressure numerically in torr.

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Gases are different from solids and liquids. In a sample of gas, the molecules are far apart. The gas molecules also move around and collide with each other as well as with the walls of the container. These collisions generate pressure. The pressure of a gas can be measured in different units. One convenient unit of measure is called the atmosphere (atmatm) because it is based on atmospheric pressure. At sea level, the average pressure is 1 atmatm. As you get higher in altitude, the pressure steadily drops until you leave the atmosphere, where the pressure is very close to 0 atmatm.

The table below shows the different commonly used units of measuring gas pressure. Use this table in the pressure unit conversions.

Unit Abbreviation 1 atm equivalent
atmosphere atmatm 1.00 atmatm (exact)
millimeters of mercury mmHgmmHg 760 mmHgmmHg
torr torrtorr 760 torrtorr
inches of mercury in.Hgin.Hg 29.9 in.Hgin.Hg
pounds per square
inch (psi)
lb/in.2lb/in.2 14.7 lb/in.2lb/in.2
pascal PaPa 101,325 PaPa

 

High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a method used in chemistry and biochemistry to purify chemical substances. The pressures used in this procedure range from around 500 kilopascals (500,000 PaPa) to about 60,000 kPakPa (60,000,000 PaPa). It is often convenient to know the pressure in torr. If an HPLC procedure is running at a pressure of 3.54×108 PaPa , what is its running pressure in torr?
 
Express the pressure numerically in torr.
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