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What fills the space above the mercury column in a barometer tube?
ADry air only
BHydrogen gas
CMercury vapour
DWater vapour
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mercury vapour
The closed top of the tube holds only mercury vapour, whose pressure is so small that it is neglected.
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