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  1. The origin of atmospheric pressure.
  2. How the height of a column of liquid such as mercury can be used to measure pressure.
  3. The use of Boyle's law and the ideal gas law.
  4. How the pressure of a column of fluid depends upon the height and density of the fluid.
  5. How Archimedes' principle determines whether an object floats or sinks in a fluid.
  6. The origin of fluid viscosity.





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