(a) How high in meters must a column of water be to exert apressure equal to that of a 760 mm column of mercury? The densityof water is 1.0 g/mL, where as that of mercury is 13.6 g/mL.
(b) What is the pressure in atmospheres on the body of a diver if he is 32 ft below the surface of the water when atmospheric pressure at the surface is 0.94 atm?