Consider a mercury-filled tube as shown in the figure below. Which of the following options about the pressures at the lettered locations $(A, B, C, D)$ is true?

  • A
    $P_B > P_A > P_C > P_D$
  • B
    $P_B = P_C = P_D > P_A$
  • C
    $P_B = P_C = P_D < P_A$
  • D
    $P_A = P_B = P_C = P_D$

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