The differential height of the left hand side of the tube from the zero mark to the open end for device "C" is 4.4". If the barometric pressure is 14.7 psia, and the "U" tube contains mercury, what minimum pressure applied to "A" would just force the liquid out of the tube? See illustration GS-0154.

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