Two vertical tubes of equal cross-sectional areas are filled with water and mercury.If water is filled to a depth of 10.3 m and mercury to a depth of 0.76 m,both liquids have equal
A)volumes.
B)densities.
C)weights.
D)viscosity.
E)none of these

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The pressure at the bottom of both tubes is equal to atmospheric pressure, which means the weight of the water column is equal to the weight of the mercury column.

Two Vertical Tubes of Equal Cross-Sectional Areas Are Filled with Water