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 A tube contains a column of mercury while the bottom container of mercury is open to the atmosphere to form a mercury barometer (position is given in tenths of meters and pressure given in pascals).  What is the atmospheric pressure?   Restart.  

Problem authored by Anne J. Cox.
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