A laboratory siphon transfers water (density 1.0×103kg/m3) from an open tank to a sink below. Atmospheric pressure is 1.0×105Pa, and the vapor pressure of water can be neglected. What is the greatest vertical distance the highest point of the tube can rise above the water surface in the tank without the continuous water column breaking? (Use g=9.8m/s2.)
a) 5.1m
b) 6.8m
c) 10m
d) 1.0m