What Is the Ratio in Pressure at the Closed Bottom

question 77

Multiple Choice

What is the ratio in pressure at the closed bottom of an open,1.5-m tall tube of mercury (density 13.7 g/cm³) to that at the top? Assume the laboratory air pressure is 101.5 kPa.

• A)0.34
• B)0.83
• C)1.2
• D)2.0
• E)3.0

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