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The reading on a mercury barometer at Mombasa is 760mm. calculate the pressure at Mombasa (density of mercury = 1.36 x 104 Kg/m3)

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asked Aug 6, 2021 in Physics Form 1 by anonymous

The reading on a mercury barometer at Mombasa is 760mm. calculate the pressure at Mombasa (density of mercury = 1.36 x 104 Kg/m³)

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answered Aug 6, 2021 by anonymous

h = 760mm
p = 1.36 x 104 Kg/m³
p = ?
p = pgh
p=1.36 x 104 x 10 x 7601000
P = 103,360 N/M²
or P = 103,360 pa

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