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For what height of the mercury column will the pressure inside the gas be 40 cm Hg vacuum?

(a) 36

(b) 40

(c) 76

(d) 116

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Asked question is from Pressure Distribution in a Fluid in chapter Pressure and Its Measurement of Fluid Mechanics

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The correct choice is (b) 40

For explanation I would say: Pgas = Patm – ρgH

Taking gauge pressure in terms of cm of Hg,

-40 = 0 – H; H = 40.

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