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Mercury Over a Piston: A vertical cylinder of height 100 cm contains air at a constant temperature and its top is closed by a frictionless piston at atmospheric pressure which is 76 cm of Hg column height. If mercury is slowly poured over the top of piston, find the maximum height of mercury column that can be put over piston.

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a

36 cm

b

24 cm

c

12 cm

d

38 cm

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

If Hg is poured on piston up to a depth x,the gas pressure will be Pg=(76+x) cm of HgAs gas temperature is constant, we can use by gas lawP1V1=P2V276×100=(76+x)(100−x)7600=7600+24x−x2x=24 cm
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