A vertical manometer contains a nonvolatile oil

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Problem

A vertical manometer contains a nonvolatile oil. When one arm of the manometer is open to the atmosphere and the other is connected to a sealed chamber, the oil column in the chamber’s arm rises 28 cm28\,\text{cm} above the atmospheric arm. An independent sensor shows that the chamber’s pressure is 3.2×103 Pa3.2\times10^{3}\,\text{Pa} greater than atmospheric pressure. Using g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^{2}, determine the density of the oil. (a) 6.0×102 kg/m36.0\times10^{2}\,\text{kg/m}^{3} (b) 1.2×103 kg/m31.2\times10^{3}\,\text{kg/m}^{3} (c) 2.3×103 kg/m32.3\times10^{3}\,\text{kg/m}^{3} (d) 3.2×102 kg/m33.2\times10^{2}\,\text{kg/m}^{3}

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