Normal atmospheric pressure at location A is 1.010 x 105 Pa. During a storm, the mercury column drops 20.0 mm in the mercury barometer at location A. What is the atmospheric pressure during the storm? The density of mercury is 13.59 g/cm³ and g = 9.80 m/s². 9.83 x 104 Pa O 9.85 x 10 Pa O 986 x 104 Pa O 1.00 x 105 Pa

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Normal atmospheric pressure at location A is 1.010 x 105 Pa. During a storm, the mercury column
drops 20.0 mm in the mercury barometer at location A. What is the atmospheric pressure during
the storm? The density of mercury is 13.59 g/cm³ and g = 9.80 m/s².
O 9.83 x 104 Pa
O 9.85 x 10 Pa
O 9.86 x 104 Pa
1.00 x 105 Pa
Transcribed Image Text:Normal atmospheric pressure at location A is 1.010 x 105 Pa. During a storm, the mercury column drops 20.0 mm in the mercury barometer at location A. What is the atmospheric pressure during the storm? The density of mercury is 13.59 g/cm³ and g = 9.80 m/s². O 9.83 x 104 Pa O 9.85 x 10 Pa O 9.86 x 104 Pa 1.00 x 105 Pa
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Step 1: The barometric formula

The barometric formula is given

P equals P subscript 0 plus rho g h

Where:
P is the final atmospheric pressure.
P subscript 0 is the initial atmospheric pressure.
rho is the density of mercury.
g is the acceleration due to gravity.
h is the change in height of the mercury column.

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