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Grade 10Mechanics

If water be used to construct a barometer, what would be the height of water column at standard atmospheric pressure (76 cm of mercury)?

Profile image of Hrishant Goswami
12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
12 Years ago
Sol. 6. Standard atmospheric pressure is always pressure exerted by 76 cm Hg column = (76 × 13.6 × g) Dyne/cm2. If water is used in the barometer. Let h →height of water column. ∴h × ρw× g
Profile image of Himani
8 Years ago
Pressure is same for all points So, height of h2ocolumn*density of water*g=height of mercury column*density of mercury*gh=.76*13600/1000h=10.336m or 1033.6cm