Rank the pressures from most to least for the following: a. Bottom of a 20-cm-tall container of saltwater. b. Bottom of a 20-cm-tall container of freshwater. c. Bottom of a 5-cm-tall container of mercury.

Rank the pressures from most to least for the following: a. Bottom of a 20-cm-tall container of saltwater. b. Bottom of a 20-cm-tall container of freshwater. c. Bottom of a 5-cm-tall container of mercury.

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Rank the pressures from most to least for the following:

a. Bottom of a 20-cm-tall container of saltwater.

b. Bottom of a 20-cm-tall container of freshwater.

c. Bottom of a 5-cm-tall container of mercury.

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