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Chapter 5 Problem 32

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a. If the open-tube manometer in Exercise 31 contains a nonvolatilesilicone oil (density _ 1.30 g/cm3) instead of mercury(density _ 13.6 g/cm3), what are the pressures in the flask asshown in parts a and b in torr, atmospheres, and pascals?b. What advantage would there be in using a less dense fluidthan mercury in a manometer used to measure relatively smalldifferences in pressure?

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Title Chemistry 7 
Author Steven S. Zumdahl
ISBN 9780618528448

a. If the open-tube manometer in Exercise 31 contains a

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