Question

a
. At a given place, a mercury barometer records
pressure of 0.70 m of Hg. What would be the
height of water column if mercury in barometer
is replaced by water? Take density of mercury to be
13.6 x 103 kg m-3​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Relative density =

height of mercury

height of water

⇒13.6=

0.70

height of water

height of water=13.6×103=1400.8