A cylindrical vessel is filled with equal amounts of weight of mercury on water. The overall height of the two layers is 29.2 cm, specific gravity of mercury is 13.6. Then the pressure of the liquid at the bottom of the vessel is
a)
29.2 cm of water
b)
29.2 /13.6 cm of mercury
c)
4 cm of mercury
d)
15.6 cm of mercury
A cylindrical vessel is filled with equal amounts of weight of mercury on water. The overall height of the two layers is 29.2 cm, specific gravity of mercury is 13.6. Then the pressure of the liquid at the bottom of the vessel is
a)
29.2 cm of water
b)
29.2 /13.6 cm of mercury
c)
4 cm of mercury
d)
15.6 cm of mercury
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A cylindrical vessel is filled with equal amounts of weight of mercury on water. The overall height of the two layers is 29.2 cm, specific gravity of mercury is 13.6. Then the pressure of the liquid at the bottom of the vessel is
a)
29.2 cm of water
b)
29.2 /13.6 cm of mercury
c)
4 cm of mercury
d)
15.6 cm of mercury
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A cylindrical vessel is filled with equal amounts of weight of mercury on water. The overall height of the two layers is 29.2 cm, specific gravity of mercury is 13.6. Then the pressure of the liquid at the bottom of the vessel is |
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29.2 cm of water |
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29.2 /13.6 cm of mercury |
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4 cm of mercury |
d) |
15.6 cm of mercury |
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(c) Let As per question
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be the area of cross-section of the cylindrical vessel and 
cm be the height of mercury in vessel. The height of water in the vessel 
cm
or 
Height of water column
Pressure of the liquids at the bottom
cm of water column +2 cm of Hg column
of Hg column +2 cm of Hg column
cm of Hg column