+-----------+---------------+----------------+--------------+ |Length of |Height of |Total pressure |Total pressure| |closed tube|mercury in open|on air in inches|according to | |occupied |tube above that|of mercury. |Boyle's law. | |by air. |in closed tube.| | | +-----------+---------------+----------------+--------------+ | 12 | 0 | 29-2/16 | 29-2/16 | | 11-1/2 | 1-7/16 | 30-9/16 | 30-6/16 | | 11 | 2-13/16 | 31-15/16 | 31-12/16 | | 10-1/2 | 4-6/16 | 33-8/16 | 33-1/7 | | 10 | 6-3/16 | 35-5/16 | 35 | | 9-1/2 | 7-14/16 | 37 | 36-15/19 | | 9 | 10-1/16 | 39-3/16 | 38-7/8 | | 8-1/2 | 12-8/16 | 41-10/16 | 41-2/17 | | 8 | 15-1/16 | 44-3/16 | 43-11/16 | | 7-1/2 | 17-15/16 | 47-1/16 | 46-3/5 | | 7 | 21-3/16 | 50-5/16 | 50 | | 6-1/2 | 25-3/16 | 54-5/16 | 53-10/13 | | 6 | 29-11/16 | 58-13/16 | 58-2/8 | | 5-3/4 | 32-3/16 | 61-5/16 | 60-13/23 | | 5-1/2 | 34-15/16 | 64-1/16 | 63-6/11 | | 5-1/4 | 37-15/16 | 67-1/16 | 66-4/7 | | 5 | 41-9/16 | 70-11/16 | 70 | | 4-3/4 | 45 | 74-2/16 | 73-11/19 | | 4-1/2 | 48-12/16 | 77-14/16 | 77-2/3 | | 4-1/4 | 53-11/16 | 82-13/16 | 82-4/17 | | 4 | 58-2/16 | 87-14/16 | 87-1/8 | | 3-3/4 | 63-15/16 | 93-1/16 | 93-1/5 | | 3-1/2 | 71-5/16 | 100-7/16 | 99-6/7 | | 3-1/4 | 78-11/16 | 107-13/16 | 107-7/13 | | 3 | 88-7/16 | 117-9/16 | 116-4/8 | +-----------+---------------+----------------+--------------+