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force = pressure x area , so pressure is force divided by area, air molecules stack up on top of each other and the force of them (caused by gravity and their mass ) weighs down with a pressure of 14.7 lbs/sq inch or 1 bar. As you go higher the stack is lower so the pressure drops until you get to space and it measures a vacuum.

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