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Atmospheric Pressure on a Distant Planet Causes Water to Rise

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Atmospheric pressure on a distant planet causes water to rise to a height of 10 m inside an evacuated tube with its open end immersed in a container of water open to ambient pressure. Atmospheric pressure on a distant planet causes water to rise to a height of 10 m inside an evacuated tube with its open end immersed in a container of water open to ambient pressure. What is the atmospheric pressure?  (Note: The density of water is 10<sup>3</sup> kg/m<sup>3</sup> and the gravitational acceleration is 20 m/s<sup>2</sup>) A) 2 x 10<sup>4</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup> B) 2 x 10<sup>5</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup> C) 2 x 10<sup>6</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup> D) 2 x 10<sup>7</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup> What is the atmospheric pressure?  (Note: The density of water is 103 kg/m3 and the gravitational acceleration is 20 m/s2)


A) 2 x 104 N/m2
B) 2 x 105 N/m2
C) 2 x 106 N/m2
D) 2 x 107 N/m2

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