You Would Like to Use a Simple Water-Filled Barometer (An

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Multiple Choice

You would like to use a simple water-filled barometer (an inverted tube in a container of water) to measure the atmospheric pressure on a day when the pressure is 102.5 kPa. What would be the minimum height required for such a barometer to work? The density of water is 1000 kg/m³.

• A) 10.5 m
• B) 1.04 cm
• C) 5.22 m
• D) 10.3 m
• E) 12.2 cm

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