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Why can't water be used in place of mercury in a barometer? - Physics

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Why can't water be used in place of mercury in a barometer?
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Water can't be used in place of mercury in a barometer because of its low density. It would require a 10.34 m long tube to measure 1 atmospheric pressure which is not practically possible while mercury having high density (13.6 g/cc) would require only 0.76 m long pipe which is practically possible.
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Chapter 4: Fluids - Exercise 1 [Page 157]

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Frank Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 4 Fluids
Exercise 1 | Q 7 | Page 157
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