Approximately how deep must a column of mercury (density ) be to produce a gauge…

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Problem

Approximately how deep must a column of mercury (density

13.6\,\text{g/cm}^{3}

) be to produce a gauge pressure of

2.0\,\text{atm}

? (Take

1\,\text{atm} = 1.01\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa}

and

g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^{2}

.) (a)

0.76\,\text{m}

(b)

10\,\text{m}

(c)

1.5\,\text{m}

(d)

2.3\,\text{m}