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Mercury Diffusion Pump definition

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in this sort of device, mercury is boiled to produce a very high vacuum.  The principle working here is that the heated mercury vapor is dragging the molecules of gas in the system, and getting them out of the place you are trying to maintain a high-vacuum.

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