The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer and a mercury nanometer. Gas is trapped at the top of the mercury nanometer. cm Vacuum- -90 Trapped- 80 gas -70 60 50 76 cm 40 Mercury -30 -20 -10 The pressure of the trapped air in the mercury nanometer (in cm of mercury) is:

The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer and a mercury nanometer. Gas is trapped at the top of the mercury nanometer. cm Vacuum- -90 Trapped- 80 gas -70 60 50 76 cm 40 Mercury -30 -20 -10 The pressure of the trapped air in the mercury nanometer (in cm of mercury) is:

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The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer and a mercury nanometer. Gas is trapped at the top of the mercury
nanometer.
cm
Vacuum
90
Trapped-
80
gas
70
60
50
76 cm
40
Mercury
30
20
10
The pressure of the trapped air in the mercury nanometer (in cmn of mercury) is:

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