Questions: The highest pressure measured in Jupiter's upper atmosphere by the Galifeo probe is 2230 kPa. Calculate the highest pressure measured in atm. Be sure your answer has the right number of significant digits.

The highest pressure measured in Jupiter's upper atmosphere by the Galifeo probe is 2230 kPa. Calculate the highest pressure measured in atm. Be sure your answer has the right number of significant digits.

Transcript text: The highest pressure measured in Jupiter's upper atmosphere by the Galifeo probe is $2230 . \mathrm{kPa}$. Calculate the highest pressure measured in atm. Be sure your answer has the right number of significant digits.

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Understand the Problem

We need to convert the highest pressure measured in Jupiter's upper atmosphere from kilopascals (kPa) to atmospheres (atm).

Step 2: Conversion Factor

The conversion factor between kilopascals and atmospheres is: \[ 1 \, \text{atm} = 101.325 \, \text{kPa} \]

Step 3: Perform the Conversion

To convert $ 2230 \, \text{kPa} $ to atmospheres, we use the conversion factor: \[ \text{Pressure in atm} = \frac{\text{Pressure in kPa}}{101.325 \, \text{kPa/atm}} \]

Substituting the given value: \[ \text{Pressure in atm} = \frac{2230 \, \text{kPa}}{101.325 \, \text{kPa/atm}} \approx 22.002 \, \text{atm} \]

Step 4: Significant Digits

The given pressure $ 2230 \, \text{kPa} $ has four significant digits, so our final answer should also have four significant digits.