If water be used to construct a barometer, what would be the height of water column at standard atmospheric pressure (76 cm of mercury) ?
If water be used to construct a barometer, what would be the height of water column at standard atmospheric pressure (76 cm of mercury) ?
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The pressure of the water column should be the same as that of 76 cm of the mercury. Let the required height of water be H cm.
→ 1000*g*H/100 = 13600*g*76/100
→H = 13600*76/1000 =13.6*76
= 1033.6 cm
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