76 cm of mercury column exerts a pressure equal to that exerted by:

7920 m of air column

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105 m of air column

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1 cm of air column

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1.29 m of air column

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The correct option is A 7920 m of air column
1 cm of mercury column exerts pressure=105 m of air column
76cm of mercury column exerts pressure =105 x 76 cm = 7980 m of air column

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76 cm of mercury column exerts a pressure equal to that exerted by:

The correct option is A 7920 m of air column1 cm of mercury column exerts pressure=105 m of air column76cm of mercury column exerts pressure =105 x 76 cm = 7980 m of air column

The correct option is A 7920 m of air column
1 cm of mercury column exerts pressure=105 m of air column
76cm of mercury column exerts pressure =105 x 76 cm = 7980 m of air column