Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Publication Title
Physics Teacher
Volume
48
Issue
3
Abstract
Every student who studies atmospheric pressure in physics or chemistry learns the principles behind the construction of barometers. Cistern barometers, such as those found in most laboratories, consist of a long glass tube containing an inverted column of liquid having an open end in a cistern of the liquid. Students learn that the column of liquid is supported by air pressure and is equal in weight to a column of air of the same diameter.
Recommended Citation
Sullivan, Dan; Smith, Robert W.; Kemnitz, E. J.; Barton, Kevin; Graham, Robert M.; Guenther, Raymond A.; and Webber, Larry, "What is Wrong with Water Barometers?" (2010). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 13.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/chemfacpub/13
Comments
Published in the Physics Teacher, 48(3), 191, 2010. Copyright © 2010, Physics Teacher. Used by permission.
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