What Is the Gauge Pressure at a Depth of 6

question 61

Multiple Choice

What is the gauge pressure at a depth of 6 cm in a glass filled with 4 cm of mercury and 4 cm of water? Water has a density of 1000 kg/m³,and mercury has a density 13.6 times as great.

• A)3.1 kPa
• B)5.6 kPa
• C)5.8 kP
• D)310 kPa
• E)560 kPa

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Marginal Utility

The increased contentment or advantage obtained by the consumption of an extra unit of a good or service.

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The difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and what they actually pay, representing the benefit to consumers from participating in the market.

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The principle that as consumption of a good or service increases, the marginal utility derived from each additional unit decreases.