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What accounts for the difference in the heights of the mercury and water columns

What accounts for the difference in the heights of the mercury and water columns
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What accounts for the difference in the heights of the mercury and water columns

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mercury's high density allows for a shorter column (and so smaller manometer) to measure a given pressure
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