A laboratory vacuum chamber is operating at an absolute pressure of

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A laboratory vacuum chamber is operating at an absolute pressure of 12 kPa12\,\text{kPa}. What gauge pressure would a pressure sensor that references atmospheric pressure (assume 101 kPa101\,\text{kPa}) display? (a) +89 kPa+89\,\text{kPa} (b) −89 kPa-89\,\text{kPa} (c) +113 kPa+113\,\text{kPa} (d) −101 kPa-101\,\text{kPa}

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