A Container Filled with Gas Is Connected to an Open-End

question 44

Multiple Choice

A container filled with gas is connected to an open-end manometer that is filled with mineral oil.The pressure in the gas container is 753 mmHg and atmospheric pressure is 724 mmHg.How high will the level rise in the manometer if the densities of Hg and mineral oil are 13.6 g mL^-1 and 0.822 g mL^-1,respectively?

• A)1.75 mm
• B)23.8 mm
• C)29.0 mm
• D)480 mm

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Definitions:

Monocline

A geological fold where all strata are inclined in the same direction, resembling a step-like structure in the landscape.

Thrust Fault

A type of geological fault where one block of the earth's crust is pushed up and over another, typically at a low angle, due to compressional forces.

Normal Fault

A normal fault is a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward relative to the footwall due to tensional forces.

Sedimentary Layers

Strata or layers of rock that have been formed from sediment deposition over vast periods of time.