Consider Two Mercury Barometers,one with Twice the Cross-Sectional Area of the Other.Neglecting

question 16

Multiple Choice

Consider two mercury barometers,one with twice the cross-sectional area of the other.Neglecting capillarity,mercury in the smaller tube will rise

• A)the same height as in the larger tube.
• B)twice as high as mercury in the larger tube.
• C)four times as high as mercury in the larger tube.
• D)more than four times as high as in the larger tube.
• E)none of these

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