An open-tube manometer is used to measure the pressure in a flask. The atmospheric pressure is 756 torr andthe Hg column is 8.5 cm higher on the open…

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An open-tube manometer is used to measure the pressure in a flask. The atmospheric pressure is 756 torr andthe Hg column is 8.5 cm higher on the open end. What is the pressure in the flask?

a.

764.5 mmHg

b.

841 cm Hg