Liquid tetrabromoethane has a density of 2.96 g'mL. A barometer is constructed using tetrabromoethane instead of mercury. If the atmospheric pressure is 0.967 atm, what is the height of the tetrabromoethane column in the barometer in cm? The density of liquid mercury is 13.6 g/mL cm

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Liquid tetrabromoethane has a density of 2.96 g'mL. A barometer is constructed using tetrabromoethane instead of mercury. If the atmospheric pressure is
0.967 atm, what is the height of the tetrabromoethane column in the barometer in cm?
The density of liquid mercury is 13.6 g/mL
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Transcribed Image Text:Liquid tetrabromoethane has a density of 2.96 g'mL. A barometer is constructed using tetrabromoethane instead of mercury. If the atmospheric pressure is 0.967 atm, what is the height of the tetrabromoethane column in the barometer in cm? The density of liquid mercury is 13.6 g/mL cm
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