An open-end manometer containing mercury is connected to a container of gas.?

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An open-end manometer containing mercury is connected to a container of gas. What is the pressure of the enclosed gas in torr in each of the following situations?

(a) The mercury in the arm attached to the gas is 12.5 mm higher than in the one open to the atmosphere; atmospheric pressure is 1.05 atm.

(b) The mercury in the arm attached to the gas is 9.0 mm lower than in the one open to the atmosphere; atmospheric pressure is 0.930 atm.
 
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