Barometer Problem: Reading When Freely Falling

[turhan nasri]

if a barometer is freely falling from a building , then what will be the reading shown on its tube?

 

[Borek]

What kind of a barometer?

I guess tube suggests mercury barometer, but without this information question can't be answered.

Which already is a hint.

 

[turhan nasri]

i got this in my olympiad problem.. this is the entire thread

"a regular barometer is thrown from the top of a building..if the barometer is freely falling, what will be the height of the mercury column?"

 

[Borek]

How does the mercury barometer work?

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Now that it is clear it is a homework type question, I am moving it to appropriate forum.

 

[turhan nasri]

actually i am a medical student from bangladesh & i have no homeworks of physics...i got this question from indian astro olympiad page while roaming & so posted the thread...