1. Why do you think that 1 atm was once defined as the pressure at sea level at the latitude of paris, france? Why not washington DC or Cairo, Egypt?
2. Using dimensional analysis, show how 0.082057 L x atom/mol x K is equal to 8.3145 J/mol x K. Significant figures note; the last digit on both values hass been round.
NOTE: 1 J=1 N x m= 1 kg x m^2/s^2, and 1 Pa=1 N/m^2 or 1 kg/m x s^2. Show calculation.