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Name the substance whose weight produces atmospheric pressure.

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Atmospheric pressure is the force exerted at a given point on the atmosphere by the air above it.
SI unit of pressure is pascal (Pa).
Hence, the substance whose weight produces atmospheric pressure is air.

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