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The tube of mercury barometer is 4mm in diameter. How much error does the surface tension cause in the reading? Surface tension of mercury = `540" x "10^(-3) Nm^(-1)`, angle of contact = `135^(@)`. Density of mercury `= 13.6 xx 10^(3)kg m^(-3)`.

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