Gas Laws Scuba Diving Las Lomas Science（气体定律和潜水 Las Lomas科学）.pdfVIP

CLICK HERE FOR MAGAZINE PAGES ChemMatters February 1983 Page 4 © Copyright 1983, American Chemical Society Gas Laws Scuba Diving by Kathleen J. Dombrink and David O. Tanis Pressure We live in a sea of air. Since air molecules constantly bombard us, we always experience a pressure of about 760 mm of mercury (or one atmosphere) at the Earth’s surface. This is equivalent to 14.7 lb on each square inch of surface. If we zoom to the top of a tall building in an elevator we are no longer as deep in the sea of air as at ground level and, therefore, the pressure around us b