Consider the Following Diagram

question 86

Multiple Choice

Consider the following diagram. The liquid in the apparatus is mercury. If the pressure of the gas sample on arm B is 1.0 atm, what will be the difference in the heights of the mercury column in arms A and B? This difference is represented in the diagram by the variable h?

• A) 1.0 mm Hg
• B) 760 mm Hg
• C) 760 atm
• D) It will be equal to the current atmospheric pressure.

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