Pressures on a tube filled with water

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In a closed vertical tube filled with water, the pressure dynamics depend on both the atmospheric pressure and the vacuum pressure above the water. With 5 feet of water, the downward pressure exerted is approximately 3 psi due to the water column. If the vacuum pressure above the water is less than 3 psi, the atmospheric pressure would indeed push the water upward, potentially causing it to rise into the vacuum area. However, if the vacuum pressure is stronger than the downward pressure, the water level would remain unchanged. Understanding the balance between these pressures is crucial in determining the water's behavior in the tube.
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I'm stuck on a problem. If you have a 1'' diameter tube running vertically about 7 feet in the air and 5 feet of the tube was full of water. And at the top of the tube was closed off. And the 2 feet above the water had a vacuum pressure of negative 1 psi.(I don't know vacuum measurements so I put it as a negative psi) Would the water rise upward to the vacuum area. or because the water would have a downward pressure of 3 psi would the water level remain the same.

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