Calculate the Height in Meters of a Column of Liquid

question 36

Multiple Choice

Calculate the height in meters of a column of liquid glycerol (density = 1.26 g/cm3) required to exert the same pressure as 760 mmHg (d = 13.60 g/cm3) .

• A) 8.20 m
• B) 8.20 × 10³ m
• C) 70.4 m
• D) 0.704 m
• E) 44.4 m

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