What is atmospheric pressure?

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(N/A) Pressure produced due to the atmosphere is known as atmospheric pressure.
The pressure of the atmosphere at any point is equal to the weight of a column of air of unit cross-sectional area extending from that point to the top of the atmosphere.
At sea level,it is $1.013 \times 10^{5} \text{ Pa}$ $(1 \text{ atm} = 1 \text{ atmosphere})$.

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