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Barometer Shape


Because the height of the mercury is dependent on the atmospheric pressure, changing the shape or volume of the barometer does not change the level of the mercury. Three differently shaped barometers are all filled with mercury by creating a vacuum at the top of the tube. Even though they have very different shapes, the mercury level is the same in all three.

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