The organic compound di-n-butyl phthalate, C,H,O, (1), is sometimes used as a low-density (1.046 g mL-¹) manometer fluid. Compute the pressure in torr of a gas that supports a 589 mm column of di-n-butyl phthalate. The density of mercury is 13.53 g-ml-¹. pressure: Torr

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The organic compound di-n-butyl phthalate, C,H,O, (1), is sometimes used as a low-density (1.046 g mL-¹) manometer
fluid. Compute the pressure in torr of a gas that supports a 589 mm column of di-n-butyl phthalate. The density of mercury
is 13.53 g mL-¹.
pressure:
Torr
Transcribed Image Text:C The organic compound di-n-butyl phthalate, C,H,O, (1), is sometimes used as a low-density (1.046 g mL-¹) manometer fluid. Compute the pressure in torr of a gas that supports a 589 mm column of di-n-butyl phthalate. The density of mercury is 13.53 g mL-¹. pressure: Torr
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