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The pressure exerted by a 5 m column of water equals the pressure exerted by a mercury column of height (density of mercury 13,600 kg/m^3, water 1000 kg/m^3):
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A 36.8 cm
B 3.7 cm
C 0.37 cm
D 368 cm
Explanation

h_mercury = h_water x (density_water/density_mercury) = 5 x 1000/13,600 = 0.368 m = 36.8 cm.

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