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What is a manometer? How does it measure the pressure of a sample of gas?
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It typically consists of a U-shaped tube filled with a liquid, usually mercury or water, with one end connected to the container with the gas sample and the other end open to the atmosphere or another reference pressure. To measure the pressure of a sample of gas Show more…
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