Suppose a scoentist was able to construct a barometer with a liquid being denser than mercury , then how high would the liquid raise at standard pressure

the liquid has less height than the mercury

      h_{ liquid} =

Explanation:

The pressure as a function of the height is given by

        P = ρ g h

where ρ is the density of the liquid, g the acceleration of gravity and h the height reached by the column of the liquid

In that case they say that the pressure is the standard one that is P = 1.01 10⁵ Pa = 760 mmHg

The first way to give the pressure is in SI units and the second way is the height that the mercury column reaches

In the case of building a barometer with a liquid that has a density greater than that of mercury

            ρ_liquid > ρ_Hg

the pressure

              P =ρ_lquid g h_liquid

if we have the same pressure

            ρ_{Hg} g h_{Hg} = ρ_{liquid}  g h_{liquid}

            h_{ liquid} =

therefore the liquid has less height than the mercury

what experimental evidence led scientists to change from the previous model to this one?

a few of the positive particles aimed at a gold foil seemed to bounce back.

the colors of light emitted from heated atoms had very specific energies.

experiments with water vapor showed that elements combine in specific proportions.

cathode rays were bent in the same way whenever a magnet was brought near them.