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title: "Alcohol has a specific gravity of \\( 0.79 \\). If a barometer consisting of an open-ended tube placed in a dish of alcohol is used at sea level, to what height in the tube will the alcohol rise?"
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# Alcohol has a specific gravity of \( 0.79 \). If a barometer consisting of an open-ended tube placed in a dish of alcohol is used at sea level, to what height in the tube will the alcohol rise?

Alcohol has a specific gravity of \( 0.79 \). If a barometer consisting of an open-ended tube placed in a dish of alcohol is used at sea level, to what height in the tube will the alcohol rise?

![Diagram](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Baramoterspecificgravityheightoffluid-e1743042550602-201x300.png)

- **A.** \( 8.1 \) \( \text{m} \)
- **B.** \( 7.9 \) \( \text{m} \)
- **C.** \( 15.2 \) \( \text{m} \)
- **D.** \( 13.1 \) \( \text{m} \)

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