A gauge pressure of is applied to two separate vertical columns: one filled with…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

A gauge pressure of

2.0\times10^{4}\,\text{Pa}

is applied to two separate vertical columns: one filled with water of density

1.00\times10^{3}\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}

and the other with mercury of density

1.36\times10^{4}\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}

. Calculate the ratio

h_{\text{water}}/h_{\text{Hg}}

of the depths required to obtain this pressure in the two fluids.