How high in meters must a column of water be to exert a pressure equal to that of...

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...a 760 mm column of mercury? The density of water=1.0 g/ml and the density of mercury is 13.6 g/ml
 
0.76 times 13.6 = 10.336 metres

Underwater, every 10.3 metres deeper you go, the pressure increases by 1 atmosphere.
 
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