A glass 10 cm high is filled with mercury. Calculate the pressure of the mercury at the bottom of the glass.

To calculate the actual pressure of mercury at the bottom of the used glass, we apply the formula: P = ρр * g * h.

Constants and variables: ρр – density of mercury (ρр = 13600 kg / m3); g – acceleration due to gravity (g ≈ 10 m / s2); h is the height of the mercury in the glass (h = 10 cm = 0.1 m).

Calculation: P = ρp * g * h = 13600 * 10 * 0.1 = 13.6 * 10 ^ 3 Pa = 13.6 kPa.

Answer: Mercury creates a pressure of 13.6 kPa at the bottom of the used glass.