“The glass ube evacuated ands the mercury con move Up nse, The greater the ar pressure the higher he mercury ies up the tube, The height ofthe mercury ‘columns proportional to the outside at pressure Thar pressure onthe surface ofthe mercury (et the force ofthe sit molealeshiting the air pressure airpresue / | swface “hear pressure on the safe forces the mercury up the gas ute, ‘The pressure atthe base of the mercury column = density of mercury x 9 x height =egh where p = density of mercury in kg/m? g= accel due to gravity in rs? ‘h = height of column in m The pressure below the surface of all liquids increases proportionally to depth. For example, the formula above can be used to calculate the pressure under the surface ofthe sea. ‘A manometer can be used to measure the pressure of a gas: “The gas whose pressures to bemeasred enters the This end ofthe ube ‘manometer ere open tothe a The alr vers pressure ~ 4 fon the srace ofthe 6 gas ores a pressure a Niguid ere onthe surac ofthe Le li. gud a dass tube “The pressure due to the gas = atmospheric pressure + pgh ‘Where p = density of liquid in kg/m; h = difference in height of two liquid surfaces in m “ee