A long glass tube, sealed at one end, has an inner

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A long glass tube, sealed at one end, has an inner diameter of 10.0 mm. The tube is filled with water and inverted into a pail of water. If the atmospheric pressure is 755 mmHg, how high (in \(\rm{mmH}_2\rm{O}\) is the column of water in the tube (d of Hg = 13.5 g/mL; d of \(\rm{H}_2\rm{O}\) = 1.00 g/mL)?

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QUESTION:

A long glass tube, sealed at one end, has an inner diameter of 10.0 mm. The tube is filled with water and inverted into a pail of water. If the atmospheric pressure is 755 mmHg, how high (in \(\rm{mmH}_2\rm{O}\) is the column of water in the tube (d of Hg = 13.5 g/mL; d of \(\rm{H}_2\rm{O}\) = 1.00 g/mL)?

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The density is determined by the fraction of the mass of the substance to the volume of the substance. The density of a compound is also known as the concentration of the compound. In general, the density is measured in \({\rm{Kgm}^{ - 3}}\).

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