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Q. The normal atmospheric pressure can support water column of height L which is, (given density of mercury = $13600\, kg\, m^{-3}$)

COMEDKCOMEDK 2007Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Solution:

Here, 1 atm = 0.76 m of Hg = L m of water,
$ \therefore \:\:\: 0.76 \, \rho_{Hg} g = L \times \rho_w g$
or, $0.76 \times 13600 = L \times 1000$
or, $L = 10.336\, m $