It Is Possible to Make a Barometer Using a Liquid

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Multiple Choice

It is possible to make a barometer using a liquid other than mercury.What would be the height (in meters) of a column of carbon tetrachloride at a pressure of 0.890 atm,given that 0.890 atm is equal to a 0.676 m column of mercury and the densities of mercury and carbon tetrachloride are 13.5 g/cm³ and 1.58 g/cm³,respectively.

• A) 5.78 m
• B) 0.173 m
• C) 0.0792 m
• D) 1.07 m
• E) 0.936 m

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