It is possible to make a barometer using a liquid other than mercury.What would be the height (in meters)of a column of dichloromethane at a pressure of 0.790 atm,given that 0.790 atm is equal to a 0.600 m column of mercury and the densities of mercury and dichloromethane are 13.5 g/cm³ and 1.33 g/cm³,respectively. A) 6.09 m B) 0.164 m C) 0.0592 m D) 0.799 m E) 1.25 m

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The height of a liquid column in a barometer is inversely proportional to the density of the liquid. Given that 0.790 atm equals a 0.600 m column of mercury, to find the height of a column of dichloromethane, we use the ratio of their densities. The height of the dichloromethane column is (13.5 g/cm³ / 1.33 g/cm³) * 0.600 m = 6.09 m.

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