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Open Stax: Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, and Pressure Measurement

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From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter looks at the definitions of gauge pressure and absolute pressure, and how barometers work. It also discusses how blood pressure is measured. Includes questions, problems and exercises.

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Concepts
air pressure, atmospheric pressure, blood pressure
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Additional Tags
aneroid barometer, diastolic pressure, fluid statics, measuring pressure, systolic pressure, openstax: gauge pressure, absolute pressure, and pressure measurement, barometer, open-tube barometer, hydrostatic pressure
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)