A mercury manometer is employed to determine the pressure of a gas. The atmospheric pressure is $p_0$ and the density of mercury is $\rho$. What is the gas pressure?
- A$p_0 - h\rho g$
- B$p_0 + h\rho g$
- C$p_0$
- D$h\rho g$
Physics 5054 · O Level · Pressure
A mercury manometer is employed to determine the pressure of a gas. The atmospheric pressure is $p_0$ and the density of mercury is $\rho$. What is the gas pressure?