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A mercury barometer in a physics laboratory shows a 732 mm vertical column of mercury. Calculate the atmospheric pressure in pascal. [Given density of mercury , rho = 1.36 xx 10^(4) kg m^(-3) , g = 9.8 ms^(-2)] |
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Answer» <P> Solution :Atmospheric pressure in the laboratory,` P = H rho g = 732 XX 10^(-3) xx 1.36 xx 10^(4) xx 9.8` ` = 9.76 xx 10^(4) Pa "(or)" 0.976 xx 10^(5) ` Pa |
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