Question

can you use water in a barometer??❓❓❓❓

Answer 1

YES WE USE WATER IN BAROMETER


BUT

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mercury is better than water


REASON✍✍✍



✱ Mercury has a very low vapor pressure  when compared to that of water. So it is more sensitive than water to the changes in the atmospheric pressure and rises more quickly to record the changes in the atmospheric pressure.



DISADVANTAGE OF USEING WATER IN A BAROMETER⇨⇨⇨


A barometerusing water, for instance, would needto be 13.6 times taller than a mercury barometer to obtain the same pressure difference.

Answer 2

Yes....... ..........