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Posted by Dan on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 4:48pm.

If the column of water in the water bormeter rose to a height of 35 feet, what would the atmospheric pressure be in mm Hg?

Chemistry - DrBob222, Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 8:10pm
I believe it is
(35 ft/density Hg) x (12 in/ft) x (25.4 mm/in) = ??. This neglects the vapor pressure of water that will be pushing down inside the water barometer.
Chemistry - Lorie, Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 12:49am
874mmHg

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