General Chemistry - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305580343
Author: Steven D. Gammon, Ebbing, Darrell Ebbing, Steven D., Darrell; Gammon, Darrell Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon, Darrell D.; Gammon, Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon; Darrell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5.1, Problem 5.1CC
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
Among the two barometers having mercury and water, the barometer that have a higher column of liquid has to be given and explained
Concept Introduction:
Pressure is coined as the force exerted per unit area of surface and is given by the below formula as,
The SI unit of pressure is Pascal (Pa).
In a barometer or manometer, the pressure ‘P’ and the height ‘h’ of the liquid column is related as,
Where,
P is the pressure
g is the acceleration due to gravity
h is the height of the liquid column
d is the density of liquid column
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