Question

the highest pressure measured in jupiters upper atmosphere by the galileo probe is 1.67×10⁴ mmhg. calculate the highest pressure measured in atm and torr. round each of your answers to 3 significant digits.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert mmHg to atm

We know that \(1\ atm = 760\ mmHg\).
Let \(P\) be the pressure in atm. Then \(P=\frac{1.67\times 10^{4}\ mmHg}{760\ mmHg/atm}\)

$$P=\frac{1.67\times 10^{4}}{760}\ atm\approx 22.0\ atm$$

Step2: Convert mmHg to torr

We know that \(1\ mmHg = 1\ torr\).
So, if the pressure is \(P = 1.67\times 10^{4}\ mmHg\), then in torr, the pressure is \(P = 1.67\times 10^{4}\ torr\approx 1.67\times 10^{4}\ torr\)

Answer:

\(22.0\ atm\), \(1.67\times 10^{4}\ torr\)