What column of water can be supported by the atmosphere

Answer 1

Hope F.

In order to calculate the height of a column of liquid supported by the atmosphere:

Use the equation h = P/(ρ x g)

In this equation h is the height of column, P is the atmospheric pressure at sea level, ρ = density of the liquid, g = acceleration due to gravity

now h = ? (m)

P = 101000 Pa

ρ_water = 1000 kg/m³

g = 9.81 m/s²

Plug in the above information and solve for h.

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