A Mercury Barometer Measures Air Pressure Using a Small Cell

question 113

True/False

A mercury barometer measures air pressure using a small cell or chamber partially emptied of air.

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Definitions:

Proximate Cause

Proximate cause is a legal concept referring to the primary cause of damage or injury, setting the limit of legal liability.

Foreseeability

A concept in tort law where certain harms should have been reasonably predicted or anticipated as a result of one's actions or omissions.

But For Causation

A legal principle that determines causation by asking whether an injury would have occurred 'but for' the defendant's actions.

Actual Cause

The determination that the defendant’s breach of duty resulted directly in the plaintiff’s injury.