The compound 1-iodododecane is a nonvolatile liquid with a density of 1.20g/ml. the density of mercury is 13.6g/ml. part a what do you predict for the height of a barometer column based on 1-iodododecane, when the atmospheric pressure is 751 torr ?

As the atmospheric pressure is, P = dgh

Here d is the density of the mercury,

g is gravitation = 9.8 m/s²

h is height of the column, P = 751 torr = (751 torr × 1 atm / 760 torr) (101325 Pa) (1 N/m² / 1 Pa) = 100125 N/m²

Where, 1 N = 1 Kg / ms²

Thus, P = 100125 Kg / m³. s²

Therefore, height of the mercury column, when the atmospheric pressure is 751 torr,

h = P / gd

= (100125 kg / m³. s²) / (9.8 m/s²) (13.6 × 10³ kg / m³) = 0.751 m

As, d₁h₁ = d₂h₂

Here, d₁ is the density of the non-volatile liquid = 1.20 g/ml

d₂ is the density of the mercury = 13.6 g/ml

h₂ = 0.751 m

Thus, putting the values we get,

h₁ = d₂h₂ /d₁ = 13.6 g/ml × 0.751 m / 1.20 g/ml

= 8.5 m

a mercury barometer is a device that uses the physical properties of mercury in a tube to measure barometric pressure. mercury barometers are used for : -

1. measurement of atmospheric pressure  

2. determining the altitude of a place

3. weather forecasting

4. calibration and checking of aneroid barometers

5. application in fluid mechanics

6. measurement of pressure in aircrafts

7. surface weather analysis

8. preparation of barographs

9. usage in physical sciences like physics, astronomy & chemistry

10. preparation of aircraft altimeters

characteristics of mercury barometer : -

1.used to define and measure atmospheric pressure.

2.on the average at sea level the column of mercury rises to a height of about 760 mm.

3.this quantity is equal to 1 atmosphere.

4.it is also known as standard atmospheric pressure.

5.a barometer in which the weight of a column of mercury in a glass tube with a sealed top is balanced against that of the atmosphere pressing on an exposed cistern of mercury at the base of the mercury column, the height of the column varying with atmospheric pressure.

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