A column of mercury of length 10 cm is contained in the middle of a horizontal tube of length 1 m wh

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A column of mercury of length 10 cm is contained in the middle of a horizontal tube of length 1 m which is closed at both the ends. The two equal lengths contain air at standard atmospheric pressure of 0.76 m of mercury. The tube is now turned to vertical position. By what distance(report nearest integer in cm) will the column of mercury be displaced ?

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