On a day in which the local atmospheric pressure is 99.5 kPa, answer each of the following: (a) Calculate the column height of m
ercury in a mercury barometer in units of meters, feet, and inches. (b) Francis is concerned about mercury poisoning, so he builds a water barometer to replace the mercury barometer. Calculate the column height of water in the water barometer in units of meters, feet, and inches. (c) Explain why a water barometer is not very practical. (d) Ignoring the practicality issue, which of the two (mercury or water) would be more precise
Personally, I would go to the space station. The space station has extreme different levels of technology and abilities, plus who doesn’t want to go to space.