An open test tube at 25 oC is filled with mercury and water. The height of mercury is 12.1 cm and the water is 5.6 cm. Calculate the pressure at the bottom of the test tube (kPa) if the atmospheric pressure is 756 mm Hg. (Specific gravity of mercury and water are 13.6 and 1.0 respectively)

An open test tube at 25 oC is filled with mercury and water. The height of mercury is 12.1 cm and the water is 5.6 cm. Calculate the pressure at the bottom of the test tube (kPa) if the atmospheric pressure is 756 mm Hg. (Specific gravity of mercury and water are 13.6 and 1.0 respectively)

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