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

question 32

Multiple Choice

A glass column is filled with mercury and inverted in a pool of mercury. The mercury column stabilizes at a height of 735 mm above the pool of mercury. What is the pressure of the atmosphere?

• A) 1.03 atm
• B) 194 atm
• C) 0.697 atm
• D) 0.967 atm
• E) 0.735 atm

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