Pressure in a Liquid: A container has a vertical tube, whose inner radius is 12.00 mm, connected to it at its side, as shown in the figure. An unknown liquid reaches level A in the container and level B in the tube-level A being 5.0 cm higher than level B. The liquid supports a 20-cm high column of oil, between levels B and C, whose density is 320 kg/m3. The gauge pressure at level B is closest to
A. 630 Pa.
B. 310 Pa.
C. 470 Pa.
D. 790 Pa.
E. 940 Pa.
Answer: A
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