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An open U-tube of uniform cross-section contains mercury when 54.4 cm of water is poured in to one limb of the tube, then the difference in levels of liquid of the two sides is  (dwater=1grm/cm3 , and dHg=13.6gm/cm3 )

a
34.8
b
48.6
c
50.4
d
42.4

detailed solution

Correct option is C

h1d1g=h2d2g54.4×1×g=h2×13.6×g⇒h2=54.413.6=4Difference=54.4–4=50.4

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