During a blood transfusion a needle is inserted in a vein where the gauge pressure is $2000\,Pa$. At what height must the blood container be placed so that blood may just enter the vein ?

[Density of blood $= 1.06 \times 10^3\,kgm^{-3}$ ].

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Pressure $P = h\rho g$

$\Rightarrow h \,=\,\frac {2000}{1.06\times 10^3\times 9.8}\,=\,0.192\,m$

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