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PhysicsHeat & ThermoKinetic Theory of Gases and Gas LawsMedium2 minQB
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A faulty barometer has some air above the mercury and reads 70 cm when a correct one reads 76 cm. The tube is pushed down into the mercury until the air volume is halved. Find the new reading in cm .
Answer:
64
Solution:
The trapped air is at of Hg. Halving its volume makes it 12 cm of Hg, so the reading is .
Subject:PhysicsTopic:Heat & ThermoSubtopic:Kinetic Theory of Gases and Gas Laws
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