Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

'Torr' is a unit of _______.

Options:

pressure

power

force

energy

Correct Answer:

pressure

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1. pressure.

'Torr' is a unit of pressure. Torr is a unit of pressure named after the Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli, who invented the barometer. It is commonly used in the measurement of pressures, especially in the fields of physics, chemistry, and engineering. One torr is defined as 1/760th of standard atmospheric pressure at sea level, which is equivalent to approximately 133.322 Pa (pascals) or 1 mmHg (millimeters of mercury).