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Mercury barometer is used for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Because atmospheric pressure changes with distance above or below sea level, a barometer can also be used to measure altitude.

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What are the uses of a Mercury barometer?

A Mercury barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure.


What is a barometer with Mercury called?

A mercury barometer.


Types of Barometers?

anaeriod barometer and a mercury barometer


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To measure the local pressure of the Earth's atmosphere, Torricelli invented the first Mercury Barometer.


What is the thing that has Mercury in it?

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What are the Precautions for aneroid and mercury barometer?

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An aneroid barometer is different from a mercury barometer in that it does not contain?

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What type of barometer was invented first the aneroid or the mercury?

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What deos a barometer measure?

A barometer is used to measure air pressure. It measures the atmospheric pressure using air, mercury, or water and will be shown as inches of mercury or millibars.


What does a barometer has in it?

barometer has mercury inside it .


Which liquid is used in an aneroid barometer a mercury b alcohol c none?

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Which statement accurately describes a difference between a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer?

One statement to accurately describe a difference between a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer is that a mercury barometer is a closed tube containing mercury. An aneroid barometer is a closed, flexible container of gas.