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A **mercury barometer** measures:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A **mercury barometer** measures:

  1. Density of mercury
  2. Atmospheric pressure
  3. Specific gravity of liquids
  4. Viscosity
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Correct answer: B. Atmospheric pressure

**Torricelli's barometer:** inverted glass tube of mercury in a dish atmospheric pressure $p_a = h\rho g$ where $h$ is the mercury column height (typically 76 cm at sea level). Above the mercury column is Torricelli vacuum.

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