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Question bank: Chapter 5: Properties of Hydrostatics

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1.
The height of the mercury column in a simple barometer at sea level is about:
0.076 m
0.76 m
7.6 m
76 m
2.
The space above the mercury in a Torricelli barometer is:
filled with air
filled with water
a vacuum
filled with hydrogen
3.
If the barometer tube is tilted, the vertical height of the mercury column:
increases
decreases
remains constant
becomes zero
4.
Replacing the barometer tube with a wider one (same mercury, same place) makes the mercury height:
greater
smaller
unchanged
zero
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