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A barometer is constructed using a liquid (density =760 kg m-3) What would be the height of the liquid column, when a mercury barometer reads 76 cm?

(density of mercury =13600 kg m-3)

PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsJEE Main
Options:
  • A 1.36 m
  • B 13.6 m
  • C 136 m
  • D 0.76 m
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 13.6 m

Recall the formula of liquid pressure due to column in terms of density of the liquid, the height of the liquid column, and the acceleration due to gravity, P=hρg

76 cm×ρHg×g=h×ρL×g

h=76 cm×ρHgρL=76 cm×13600760=13.6 m.

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