Mercury weighs more than water. Would you expect the pressure exherted by water to be greater or less than the pressure exherted by the same amount of mercury?
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pressure exerted by water will be less than the pressure exerted by mercury
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pressure= height × density × acceleration due to gravity
Mercury has density of 13.6g/cm3 whereas water has that of 1 g/cm3
So, for same height and acceleration due to gravity,
Pressure of mercury > Pressure of water
Mercury has density of 13.6g/cm3 whereas water has that of 1 g/cm3
So, for same height and acceleration due to gravity,
Pressure of mercury > Pressure of water
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