Q.
A barometer is constructed using a liquid (density = 760 kg/m3). What would be the height of the liquid column, when a mercury barometer reads 76 cm? (density of mercury = 13600 kg/m3)
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a
0.76 m
b
1.36 m
c
13.6 m
d
136 m
answer is C.
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Detailed Solution
Pressure, P = hdgReading of mercury barometer, h = 76 cmReading of liquid barometer = h'h′dℓg=hdhggh′=76×13600760=1360cm=13.6m
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