A significant amount of mercury is poured into a U-tube with both ends open to the atmosphere.

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A significant amount of mercury is poured into a U-tube with both ends open to the atmosphere. If water is poured into one leg of the U-tube until the water column is 3 feet above the mercury- water meniscus, what is the elevation difference between the mercury surfaces in the two legs?
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Fundamentals Of Hydraulic Engineering Systems

ISBN: 978-0136016380

4th Edition

Authors: Robert J. Houghtalen, A. Osman H. Akan, Ned H. C. Hwang

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