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The vapor pressure of water at 20C is 2330 Pa. Suppose that you build a barometer that uses water as its working fluid instead of mercury.
 
  What would the height of the column of water be when the external pressure is 101 kPa and the water temperature is 20C? A) 10.1 m
  B) 10.3 m
  C) 10.5 m
  D) 10.7 m
  E) 10.9 m

Question 2

Galileo dropped two balls of different weights and found they accelerated equally to the ground below. Einstein imagined the same result for a side-by-side drop
 
  A) without invoking gravity.
  B) in an accelerating vehicle.
  C) whether they were of the same mass or not.
  D) all of the above
  E) none of the above



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer: D





 

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