Preparing for your ACS examination in general chemistry
Preparing for your ACS examination in general chemistry
98th Edition
ISBN: 9780970804204
Author: Lucy T Eubanks
Publisher: ACS DIVCHED EXAMINATIONS INST.
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Chapter SM, Problem 30PQ
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Pressure of gas trapped in an open-ended mercury manometer has to be determined.

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Manometers are types of equipment that are used to measure pressure of gas. These work on principle of hydrostatic equilibrium and are useful in pressure measurements for liquids or gases. In case of open-ended manometer, one end of tube is filled with gas while its other end is left open. Generally, mercury is used in manometers.

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