A mercury barometer consists of a glass tube closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted into a dish of mercury. Atmospheric pressure supports the mercury column.
At sea level, the mercury column is approximately 760 mm high. Higher atmospheric pressure pushes the mercury higher; lower pressure allows it to fall.
The pressure is calculated using , where is the density of mercury (13 600 kg/m).
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