Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

Figure 3.1 depicts a mercury barometer.
(a(i))[2]

Determine the atmospheric pressure indicated by the barometer. Include the unit.

(a(ii))[1]

State what occupies the space labelled X above the mercury in the tube.

(b)[3]

Calculate the pressure exerted by the mercury barometer on the bench.

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