Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Density and pressure

Density and pressure — practice question

A quantity of air is enclosed in a glass bulb that is placed in water and connected to a U-tube filled with mercury. The densities of the water and the mercury are $\rho_w$ and $\rho_m$ respectively. The water surface is exposed to the atmosphere, where the atmospheric pressure is $P$. The acceleration of free fall is $g$. What is the pressure of the air in the glass bulb?

  • A$P + g\rho_w h_w + g\rho_m h_m$
  • B$P + g\rho_w h_w - g\rho_m h_m$
  • C$g\rho_w h_w + g\rho_m h_m$
  • D$g\rho_w h_w - g\rho_m h_m$

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