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Fluid Mechanics: Pressure Advanced MCQ

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Pressure AdvancedHardQuestion 30988

Question

Aneroid barometer works without liquid because it uses:
  1. A
    Gas pressure
  2. B
    Flexible sealed evacuated metal bellows
    Correct
  3. C
    Spring force
  4. D
    Magnetic force

Correct answer

Flexible sealed evacuated metal bellows

Explanation

Aneroid means 'no fluid'. A sealed evacuated metal capsule compresses/expands with atmospheric pressure, mechanical amplification converts this to a reading.