What is the height of the wine column in Pascal's barometer?

In summary, Blaise Pascal duplicated Torricelli's barometer using red Bordeaux wine of density 984 kg/m^3. To find the height of the wine column for normal atmospheric pressure, use Pascal's formula P=Po+(row)(g)(h). However, for the vacuum above the column to be as good as for mercury, the length of the tube should be >14 times bigger. The pressure in the equation refers to the force due to the atmosphere (Po) and vacuum (P=0) balancing the force of the liquid column. The correct answer is therefore a positive value, not -10.5. The density used in this calculation is for wine, not mercury.
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Blaise Pascal duplicated Torricelli's barometer using a red Bordeaux win, of density 984 kg/m^3, as the working liquid. What was the height of the wine column for normal atmospheric pressure? Would you expect the vacuum above the column to be as good as for mercury?
 
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The first question is trivial.Use Pascal's formula.

Daniel.
 
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So that is P=Po+(row)(g)(h)
P=1.013*10^5+(984kg/m^3)(9.8)(h)...is this correct?
 
  • #4
No.It should be vacuum on top of the wine...

Daniel.
 
  • #5
I don't understand what you are saying.
 
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I'm saying that the experiment should be the same as in the case of Torricelli,but the length of the tube be >14 times bigger.

Daniel.
 
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imnotsmart said:
So that is P=Po+(row)(g)(h)
P=1.013*10^5+(984kg/m^3)(9.8)(h)...is this correct?
What is P in this equation ?
 
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P is suppose to be the pressure, but I am not sure what that is...I don't get this problem at all.
 
  • #9
There is no other P involved.

On one side of the column, you have atmospheric pressure (Po). On the other side, you have vacuum (P=0). So, the force due to the liquid column must balance the force due to the atmosphere.
 
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So is the answer -10.5?
 
  • #11
It should be a plus.But yeah,it's good.

Daniel.
 
  • #12
Is it good for mercury?
 
  • #13
What?That #?Nope,it's computed for wine.

Daniel.
 
  • #14
thanks for your help buddy...
 
  • #15
Remember, you used the density of wine, not the density of mercury.
 
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