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Atm is a unit of pressure. It stands for Earth atmospheres at sea level. So, 1 atm is the pressure at 0 [[meter|m]] above sea level.
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'''Atm''', which stands for Earth atmospheres at sea level, is a unit of pressure. 1 atm is defined as the pressure at 0 [[meter]]s above sea level.
  
A quick conversion between the [[Système_international|SI]] unit of pressure, the [[pascal]], and the atm is:
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==Conversion==
 
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To convert from atm to the [[Système_international|SI]] unit of pressure, the [[pascal]], and vice versa:
<math>9.8692\times10^{-6}</math> atm = 1 Pa
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*<math>1\,\mathrm{Pa}=9.8692\times10^{-6}\,\mathrm{atm}</math>
 
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*<math>1\,\mathrm{atm}=101325\,\mathrm{Pa}</math>
101,325 Pa = 1 atm
 
  
 
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Revision as of 17:07, 18 December 2008

Atm, which stands for Earth atmospheres at sea level, is a unit of pressure. 1 atm is defined as the pressure at 0 meters above sea level.

Conversion

To convert from atm to the SI unit of pressure, the pascal, and vice versa:

  • $1\,\mathrm{Pa}=9.8692\times10^{-6}\,\mathrm{atm}$
  • $1\,\mathrm{atm}=101325\,\mathrm{Pa}$

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