A Glass Column Is Filled with Mercury and Inverted in a Pool

question 89

Multiple Choice

A glass column is filled with mercury and inverted in a pool of mercury.The mercury column stabilizes at a height of 736 mm above the pool of mercury.What is the pressure of the atmosphere?

• A) 1.03 atm
• B) 0.646 atm
• C) 463 atm
• D) 0.968 atm
• E) 0.736 atm

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