Question

What is the height of a water barometer at atmospheric pressure?

Short answer

The height is 10.34 m

Step-by-step solution

Given information

Water barometer at atmospheric pressure

Explanation

We know that pressure is calculated by

P = hρg

Calculate height

$h=\frac{P}{\rho g}$

Substitute the values

Density of water (ρ ) =1000 kg /m3
Pressure (P)=1 atm=101325 Pa

$$\begin{gathered} h=\frac{101325}{1000\times 9.8} \\ h=10.34\mathrm{m} \end{gathered}$$