Abarometer tube, containing mercury, is lowered in a vessel containing mercury until only $50\,\, cm$ of the tube is above the level of mercury in the vessel. If the atmospheric pressure is $75 \,\,cm$ of mercury, what is the pressure at the top of the tube?
  • A$33.3 \,\,kPa$
  • B$66.7 \,\,kPa$
  • C$3.33 \,\,MPa$
  • D$6.67\,\, MPa$
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