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Give two reasons for the use of mercury as a barometric liquid.
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Uses of mercury as a barometric liquid are —
- The vapour pressure of mercury is negligible, so the vapours in the torricellian vacuum does not affect the barometric height.
- Mercury neither wets nor sticks to the glass tube, therefore it gives accurate reading.
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