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The barometric height in a town is 65cmHg given that the standard atmospheric pressure is 76cmHg and the density of mercury is 13600kg/m,determine the altitude of the town (take density of air =1.25kg/m

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Answer:Air column = altitude of the place

Pressure due air column = pressure difference of the mercury column

pahag = pmhmg

125 x ha x10 = 13600x10 (75-70)/100

1250ha =13600x10x5/100

Ha=5.44m

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