"Mistake" in solutions manual for 10.24(a)

Zellmer, Robert zellmer.1 at osu.edu
Wed Nov 16 14:02:38 EST 2022


For 10.24(a) the textbook states the mercury in the arm attached to the gas is 15.4 mm Hg higher
than the other arm which is open to the atmosphere at an atmospheric pressure of 0.985 atm.

In the solution's manual in the first sentence writes it as 15.4 cm and then 154 mm Hg (torr).
However, then in the solution they use it as 15.4 torr (15.4 mm Hg as given in the problem).
Thus, the answer is done correctly based on the pressures given in the question.

Dr. Zellmer
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