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What is normal atmospheric pressure ?

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The envelope of gases surrounding the earth is called the atmosphere. The pressure exerted by the atmosphere is called atmospheric pressure. The force exerted by air column on a unit area of the earth.s surface is equal to the atmospheric pressure.
The atmospheric pressure at sea level is `1.013xx10^(5)Nm^(-2)(Pa)`
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