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You would like to use a simple water-filled barometer (an inverted tube in a container of water) to measure the atmospheric pressure on a day when the pressure is 102.5 kPa. What would be the minimum height
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You would like to use a simple water-filled barometer (an inverted tube in a container of water) to measure the atmospheric pressure on a day when the pressure is 102.5 kPa. What would be the minimum height required for such a barometer to work

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Answer:


h=10.459m

Step-by-step explanation:

Pressure
P=102.5kPa

Atmospheric Pressure
P=1000kg/m^3

Generally the equation for Pressure P is mathematically given by


P=pgh


P=1000*9.8*h


h=(102.5*10^3)/(1000*9.8)


h=10.459m

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