Applications

Measure the atmospheric pressure with a barometer and express it in as may pressure units
you know. Supposing the reading of barometer is 710 mm column Hg.

A diver swimms at 20 meter deep water.What is the absolute pressure exerted on his body?

Determine the atmospheric pressure of a place if barometer reading is 740 mm Hg.Assume
the gravity g=9.7m/s
2
and mercury density at 10C is 13570 kg/m
3
.

The barometer of a mountain hiker reads 930mbars at the beginning of a hiking trip and 780
mbars at the end. Determine the vertical distance climbed if g=9.7m/s
2
and air density is 1.2
kg/m
3
.

A vacuum gauge connected to a tank reads 30 kPa and barometric pressure is 755 mmHg.
Determine the absolute pressure in the tank.

The average temperature of atmosphere (in Kelvin) is in function of altitude T
atm
=288.15-
6.5z. Determine the temperature at the level of airplane cruising at 12000m, introducing z in
km.