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Atmospheric pressure is caused by the weight of air above and decreases with elevation. Standard pressure at sea level is 101.3 kPa. Torricelli demonstrated atmospheric pressure in 1643 using a mercury barometer. Air density varies with pressure, temperature, and humidity based on the ideal gas law. At standard conditions, air density is 1.225 kg/m3. Mixing ratio measures the abundance of one gas relative to others, such as nitrogen at 78% and oxygen at 21% of air molecules. Trace gases have low concentra
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