Calculate the Height in Meters of a Column of Liquid

question 5

Multiple Choice

Calculate the height in meters of a column of liquid glycerol (d = 1.26 g/cm³) required to exert the same pressure as 760 mmHg (d = 13.60 g/cm^{3) .}

• A)8.20 m
• B)8.20 × 10³ m
• C)70.4 m
• D)0.704 m
• E)44.4 m

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