Answer
See explanation below.
Work Step by Step
The pressure of mercury is its weight (force) per unit area. The weight, and thus the pressure, of the mercury column is directly proportional to its height.
Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition
by Silberberg, Martin; Amateis, Patricia
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
007351117X
ISBN 13:
978-0-07351-117-7
Chapter 5 - Problems - Page 241: 5.4
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