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Air pressure at sea level is ________ of mercury.

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6m
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0.36km
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60cm
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D
0.76m
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Solution

The correct option is D 0.76m
When air pressure is measure at the sea level using a mercury barometer, the height upto which the mercury column rises is 76cm.
Hence the atmospheric pressure at this level is also called 0.76m of mercury.

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