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air pressure is decreasing
It is approx 46.3 feet.
Pressure decreases as height increases and vice-versa.
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Formulas for atmospheric pressure variation with altitude. Scroll down to related links and look at "Atmospheric pressure - Wikipedia".
A unit of length mmHg can be used as a unit for pressure because it represents the height of a column of mercury that the pressure of interest can support. This is based on the principle of how pressure is measured using a mercury barometer, where the height of the mercury column is proportional to the atmospheric pressure pushing down on the mercury. By referencing pressure to the height of the mercury column in millimeters, we can quantify pressure in terms of millimeters of mercury (mmHg).
A change in the material of the container holding the mercury does not cause the height of the mercury column to vary. The height of the mercury column is determined by the atmospheric pressure acting on the surface of the mercury in the container.
Yes, as air pressure increases, the height of the column of mercury in a barometer also increases. This is because the higher air pressure pushes down on the mercury in the barometer, causing the column to rise. Conversely, lower air pressure will cause the column of mercury to fall.
there is a decrease in atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure is directly proportional to the height of the mercury column in a barometer. When the height decreases, it indicates that the pressure in the atmosphere is lower.
The height of the mercury column in the tube represents the balance between the atmospheric pressure pushing down and the pressure exerted by the column of mercury pushing up. With a height of 735 mm, the atmospheric pressure can be calculated as 735 mm Hg or 735 torr.
A mercury barometer measures atmospheric pressure by determining the height of a column of mercury that is supported by atmospheric pressure in a closed tube. By observing changes in this column height, meteorologists can track changes in atmospheric pressure over time.
A mercury pressure device, such as a manometer, works based on the principle that the pressure of a fluid is directly proportional to the height of the fluid column. In a mercury manometer, a column of mercury is used to measure the pressure difference between two points. The difference in height of the mercury column indicates the pressure difference between the two points.
air pressure is decreasing
Pressure is measured in mercury because mercury is a dense liquid that is sensitive to changes in pressure. When pressure is applied, the height of the mercury in a column changes, allowing for accurate measurement of pressure levels.
The height of the column of mercury would be lower.
The common method to measure atmospheric pressure employs an inverted column submerged in a fluid to determine the level at which the column has to be raised to equalize the external atmospheric pressure and the internal column pressure. The height at which the fluid inside the column ceases to increase is correlated to atmospheric pressure. Due to mercury's high density, this level is on the order of inches (~30 inches of mercury at atmospheric pressure). If water were to be used the column would have to be ~32 feet tall in order to develop the equalized pressures between the column and atmosphere.
As a mercury barometer is taken up a mountain, the height of the mercury column would decrease. This occurs because atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude, leading to less force exerted on the mercury in the barometer. Consequently, the lower atmospheric pressure results in a shorter column of mercury being supported.