the vacuum above the mercury level in a barometer is called ____.

Why is mercury taken in a barometer?

A barometer is an instrument that is used for the measurement of pressure The construction of the barometer is as follows: A thin narrow calibrated capillary tube is filled to the brim with a liquid such as mercury and is inverted into a through filled with the same fluid Now depending on the external atmospheric pressure the level of the inside capillary comes to rest, then the net forces on the column should be balanced Applying force balance we get P_(atm)xxA=mxxg (A is the cross-sectional area of the capillary tube) if rho is the density of the fluid, then m=rhoxxgxxh (h is the height to which mercury has risen in the capillary) Hence P_(atm)xxA=(rhoxxgxxh)xxA or P_(atm)=rhogh Faulty Barometer: An ideal barometer will show a correct reading only if the space above the mercury column is vacuum but in case if some gas column is trapped in the space above the mercury column then the barometer is classified as a faulty barometer. The reading of such a barometer will be less than the true pressure For such a faulty barometer P_(0)A=mg+P_(gas)A P_(0)=rhohg+P_(gas) or rhogh=P_(0)-P_(gas) A tube closed at one end is dipped in mercury as shown in figure such that the closed surface coincides with the mercury level in the container By how much length of the tube should be extended such that the level of Hg in the tube is 5 cm below the mercury level inside the container? (Assume temperature remains constant)

A barometer is an instrument that is used for the measurement of pressure The construction of the barometer is as follows: A thin narrow calibrated capillary tube is filled to the brim with a liquid such as mercury and is inverted into a through filled with the same fluid Now depending on the external atmospheric pressure the level of the inside capillary comes to rest, then the net forces on the column should be balanced Applying force balance we get P_(atm)xxA=mxxg (A is the cross-sectional area of the capillary tube) if rho is the density of the fluid, then m=rhoxxgxxh (h is the height to which mercury has risen in the capillary) Hence P_(atm)xxA=(rhoxxgxxh)xxA or P_(atm)=rhogh Faulty Barometer: An ideal barometer will show a correct reading only if the space above the mercury column is vacuum but in case if some gas column is trapped in the space above the mercury column then the barometer is classified as a faulty barometer. The reading of such a barometer will be less than the true pressure For such a faulty barometer P_(0)A=mg+P_(gas)A P_(0)=rhohg+P_(gas) or rhogh=P_(0)-P_(gas) If the tube shown below is placed vertically with the open and upward then the length of the air column will be (Assume temperature remains constant)

At higher altitudes the height of mercury column in a barometer will be ____________

We can use water instead of mercury in a barometer.

What is the height of mercury level in a barometer which is set up in a sealed cabin on the moon containing air at our usual atmospheric pressure.