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posted by  scm03f on 11/4/2009 11:08:24 PM  |  status: Closed  |  Earned Karma: 70

pressure & height

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Blaise Pascal duplicated Torricelli's barometer using a red Bordeaux wine of density 985 kg/m3 as the working liquid (see figure below).
What was the height h of the wine column for normal atmospheric pressure?
1 m

Would you expect the vacuum above the column to be as good as that for mercury?     
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posted by Kevin_08 on 11/4/2009 11:18:38 PM  |  status: Live
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I hope this helps! Best of luck with the rest of your coursework.
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posted by scm03f on 11/5/2009 5:46:23 PM  |  status: Live
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it said that 0.76 is not correct
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posted by scm03f on 11/5/2009 10:52:13 PM  |  status: Live
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nevermind i got it 10.5 thanks
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