If mercury in a barometer is replaced by glycerine of density

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Problem

If mercury in a barometer is replaced by glycerine of density 1.26×103 kg m−31.26\times10^{3}\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}, what height of glycerine column will balance an atmospheric pressure of 1.013×105 Pa1.013\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa}? Use g=9.8 m s−2g = 9.8\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}.

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