below figure shows an inclined U-tube mercury manometer. The vertical end of the tube is exposed to a gas of gauge pressure 50 kPa and the inclined end is exposed to the atmosphere. The inclined part of the tube is at an angle of 30o with the horizontal. Find the value of h (in cm) (take g = 9.8 m/s2, ρmercury = 13600 kg/m3)

Correct Answer: 75
Pressure along the dotted line will be 50 kPa. Gauge pressure in an inclined manometer is given by P = ρ.g.h.sin (Ɵ). Substituting P, ρ and Ɵ, we get the value of h as 0.75 m.