A thread of mercury of length 15cm is used to trap some air in a capillary tube with a uniform cross sectional area and closed at one end. With the tube vertically and the opened end uppermost, the length of the trapped air column is 20cm. Calculate the length of the air column when the tube is held I. Horizontally II. Vertically with the opened end underneath.(take P = 76cmHg )

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