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Torricelli’s barometer used mercury. Pascal duplicated it using French wine of density 984 kg m-3. Determine the height of the wine column for normal atmospheric pressure.

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p = hρg, h = \(\frac{P}{ρg}\)= \(\frac{1.01×10^5}{984×9.8}\)m = 10.47m.



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