Question

If a mercury barometer were carried up a mountain, how would you expect the height of the mercury column to change?

Answer 1

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Atmospheric Pressure and Altitude

At sea level, a mercury column will rise a distance of 760 mm. This atmospheric pressure is reported as 760 mmHg (millimeters of mercury). At higher altitudes, the atmospheric pressure is decreased and so the column of mercury will not rise as high. On the summit of Mt. ❤️

Answer 2

Answer:

it will decrease as atmospheric pressure decreases with increase in altitude

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