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How high would the level be in an alcohol barometer at normal atmospheric pressure?
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∙ 15y ago
2.5 feet or 760 milimeters
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∙ 15y ago13 meters
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Why water is not used as the medium for measurement of atmospheric pressure?
Purely a matter of convenience. A water barometer is entirely feasible, but the column height at normal atmospheric pressure is over 32 feet tall. In order to make the barometer more compact, it's convenient to use the heaviest available liquid. Mercury has a little more than 13 times the density of water, so the column height in a mercury barometer is only about 30 inches tall, making for a much more manageable instrument.
What is the force the Sun exerts on the Earth?
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gas
What C does water boil under normal atmospheric pressure?
100 Celsius
Does air possess potential energy?
Compressed air does, but not air at normal atmospheric pressure
What is normal atmosphere measured in?
Atmospheric pressure is measured by a barometer and expressed in millibars. Normal atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars.
Who discovered atmospheric pressure?
Evangelista Torricelli discovered atmospheric pressure. Secretly, he created an expierement with some of his friends. By filling a bowl with mercury and placing a six foot long glass tube upside down into it, a vacuum was created, causing the mercury to rise up. This was an early barometer. The reason this expierement was kept secret was probably because in 1643, this would have been considered witchcraft because a vacuum was considered impossible.
Why water is not used as the medium for measurement of atmospheric pressure?
Purely a matter of convenience. A water barometer is entirely feasible, but the column height at normal atmospheric pressure is over 32 feet tall. In order to make the barometer more compact, it's convenient to use the heaviest available liquid. Mercury has a little more than 13 times the density of water, so the column height in a mercury barometer is only about 30 inches tall, making for a much more manageable instrument.
Why do you mentioning the boiler pressure in 'ata'?
Normal atmospheric pressure is abbreviated as atm. But when computing for the amount of total pressure exerted on an object at a specific depth or elevation, including normal atmospheric pressure, then the abbreviation ata is used. It stands for atmospheric pressure absolute.
Richard reads 28.9 inches of mercury on a barometer which is 1 inch lower than normal atmospheric pressure. The temperature is 40 degF. What type of weather is most likely to occur where Richard is?
Snowfall
What is the force the Sun exerts on the Earth?
The air pressure on Earth is caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down. This pressure is also known as "atmospheric pressure". Normal atmospheric pressure at the surface of the Earth is 101 kPa, 760 mm Hg, or 14.7 psig
What is Normal atmospheric pressure of India in normal weather?
760 mmhg
What is ten bar?
Bar is a unit used to measure pressure, one bar is the normal atmospheric pressure of the on the surface of the earth, and ten bar is when the pressure is ten times the normal atmospheric pressure on the surface of the earth.
What is the normal atmospheric pressure in MB?
1013 mb
What does stratosphere contain?
The normal atmospheric gases, at low pressure.
Which conditions exists in a cup calorimeter?
Normal atmospheric pressure
Is the phase of matter which is exposed to normal atmospheric pressure solely dependent upon temperature?
Yes. The phase of matter which is exposed to normal atmospheric pressure solely dependent upon temperature.
