Atmospheric pressure supports a mercury column of height

PHYSICS · Single correct · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Fluids · Fluids

Problem

760\,\text{mm}

. What is the equivalent height of a water column that would exert the same pressure? (Take

\rho_{\text{Hg}}=13.6\times10^{3}\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}

and

\rho_{\text{water}}=1.0\times10^{3}\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}

.) (a)

0.76\,\text{m}

(b)

103\,\text{m}

(c)

10.3\,\text{m}

(d)

1.36\,\text{m}