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... mercury was inverted over a trough containing mercury , Torricelli found that the fluid descends a certain distance if the cylinder is sufficiently long , leaving a space above it without any sign that bubbles of air have passed up ...
... mercury was inverted over a trough containing mercury , Torricelli found that the fluid descends a certain distance if the cylinder is sufficiently long , leaving a space above it without any sign that bubbles of air have passed up ...
Page 400
... mercury barometer is 752 mm . and the density of mercury is 13.6 gm . per c.c. 12. A closed vertical tube has its open end inserted in a bowl of water . It is noticed that the surface of the water is 10 feet below the closed end of the ...
... mercury barometer is 752 mm . and the density of mercury is 13.6 gm . per c.c. 12. A closed vertical tube has its open end inserted in a bowl of water . It is noticed that the surface of the water is 10 feet below the closed end of the ...
Page 401
... mercury drops to 0.4 cm . What is the water level ? 26. One limb of the same apparatus dips in mercury , the other in turpentine . The level of the turpentine is 8.9 cm . and that of the mercury is 0.6 cm . Use the data of the last ...
... mercury drops to 0.4 cm . What is the water level ? 26. One limb of the same apparatus dips in mercury , the other in turpentine . The level of the turpentine is 8.9 cm . and that of the mercury is 0.6 cm . Use the data of the last ...
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