Your Friend Zach Can Inhale to Create a Gauge Pressure

question 1

Multiple Choice

Your friend Zach can inhale to create a gauge pressure of -70 mm of Hg (density of Hg = 13.6 g/cm³) .The height of water (density of water = 1 g/cm³) Zach can raise in a straw is

• A)95.2 cm.
• B)66.2 cm.
• C)45.9 cm.
• D)32.1 cm.
• E)19.2 cm.

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