A glass column is filled with mercury and inverted in a pool of mercury. The mercury column stabilizes at a height of 744 mm above the pool of mercury. What is the pressure of the atmosphere?

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A glass column is filled with mercury and inverted in a pool of mercury. The mercury column stabilizes at a
height of 744 mm above the pool of mercury. What is the pressure of the atmosphere?
1.02 atm
0.744 atm
0.979 atm
471 atm
0.653 atm
Transcribed Image Text:A glass column is filled with mercury and inverted in a pool of mercury. The mercury column stabilizes at a height of 744 mm above the pool of mercury. What is the pressure of the atmosphere? 1.02 atm 0.744 atm 0.979 atm 471 atm 0.653 atm
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