How does the atmospheric pressure change with altitude?

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The pressure at sea level is taken as 76 cm of mercury column which is one atmosphere. But his pressure varies with alitude as the density of air decreases as we rise up and air become rarer. For every 105 m rise in height, pressure decreases by 1 cm of the mercury column.

Graph shows the approximate variation of pressure with altitude.

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