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Due to the unavailability of mercury, a barometer was  constructed using water in the closed column with a certain  amount of oil on top to prevent the boiling of the water. For standard atmospheric pressure, what height of oil will be  required and how high will the column of water be if the minimum  pressure at the water-oil interface is to be 1 psia? Water density is 62.4 lb/ft3; specific gravity of oil is 0.8

Due to the unavailability of mercury, a barometer was  constructed using water in the closed column with a certain  amount of oil on top to prevent the boiling of the water. For standard atmospheric pressure, what height of oil will be  required and how high will the column of water be if the minimum  pressure at the water-oil interface is to be 1 psia? Water density is 62.4 lb/ft3; specific gravity of oil is 0.8

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Due to the unavailability of mercury, a barometer was 
constructed using water in the closed column with a certain 
amount of oil on top to prevent the boiling of the water. For
standard atmospheric pressure, what height of oil will be 
required and how high will the column of water be if the minimum 
pressure at the water-oil interface is to be 1 psia? Water
density is 62.4 lb/ft3; specific gravity of oil is 0.8

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