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Why does the size of the cross-sectional area of a mercury

Chapter 6, Problem 17E

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Why doesn’t the size of the cross-sectional area of a mercury barometer affect the height of the enclosed mercury column?

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QUESTION:

Why doesn’t the size of the cross-sectional area of a mercury barometer affect the height of the enclosed mercury column?

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We have relation Pressure in fluid(P) = hg Where, h is height , dis density, g is acceleration due to gravity Cross sectional area is not affected the height of enclosed mercury column because the height of the in mercury barometer i

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