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If mercury in a barometer is replaced by glycerine of density
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
If mercury in a barometer is replaced by glycerine of density
1.26
×
10
3
kg
m
−
3
1.26\times10^{3}\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}
1.26
×
1
0
3
kg
m
−
3
, what height of glycerine column will balance an atmospheric pressure of
1.013
×
10
5
Pa
1.013\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa}
1.013
×
1
0
5
Pa
? Use
g
=
9.8
m
s
−
2
g = 9.8\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}
g
=
9.8
m
s
−
2
.
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