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phy 202
Your 'measuring atmospheric pressure' report has been received. Scroll down through the document to see any comments I might have inserted, and my final comment at the end.
** your comment **
** How does the system behave and how does it 'feel'? **
The harder I squeeze the smaller the air column gets.
** Length of the air column in units of your measuring device: **
I used an actual meter stick.
** Your report of the vertical position of the first mark relative to the water surface of the first mark, the length of the air column in units of your selected measuring device, and the two meniscus positions observed with each of your five trials. **
22cm
** Your report of the vertical position of the second mark relative to the water surface of the first mark, the length of the air column in units of your selected measuring device, and the two meniscus positions observed with each of your five trials. **
15cm
16cm
12cm,16cm
** Your report of the vertical position of the highest mark relative to the water surface of the first mark, the length of the air column in units of your selected measuring device, and the two meniscus positions observed with each of your five trials. **
15cm
14cm
11cm, 17cm
** Your report of the vertical position of the 'in-between' mark relative to the water surface of the first mark, the length of the air column in units of your selected measuring device, and the two meniscus positions observed with each of your five trials. **
15cm
8cm
12cm,222cm
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45minutes
You were asked at least once for a synopsis of what your information means and how it was obtained.
Your results don't appear to answer the questions posed. Please copy your answers into the form again, add the requested explanation(s) and submit once more. This data will be important for the Part 2 experiment, with which it appears you had some difficulty. At least some of the difficulty might go back to the data you obtained here.