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

question 84

Multiple Choice

A glass column is filled with mercury and inverted in a pool of mercury.The mercury column stabilizes at a height of 729 mm above the pool of mercury.What is the pressure of the atmosphere?

• A)1.04 atm
• B)0.729 atm
• C)0.959 atm
• D)456 atm
• E)0.639 atm

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