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Atmospheric pressure is the weight of the air above you. this weight is 14.7 lbs per square inch at sea level. Air is made up of 78% Nitrogen - 21% oxygen and 1% trace gasses at sea level, This changes as you ascend as oxygen thins out and other gasses take its place which are lighter than air this changes the partial pressures of the gasses and of cores the weight.

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