How do I convert 20 mm of gas to pascals?

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i know this probably sounds really stupid but how do i convert 20mm of gas into pascals?
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Pa has units of [itex]N/m^2[/itex] thus you need a little more info to convert 20mm of gas to pascals.
 
[itex]p = h \rho g[/itex], when you use SI units in the RHS, P is in N/m^2. You need to know the density of the gas. g is the accelaration of gravity.