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Mercury boils at 367°C. However, mercury thermometers are made such that they can measure temperature upto 500°C. This is done by,

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Important Questions on Heat Phenomena

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Mercury is often used in clinical thermometers. Which one of the following properties of mercury is not a reason for this?
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A certain liquid has a melting point of -50°C and a boiling point of 150°C. A thermometer is designed with this liquid and its melting and boiling points are designated at 0°L and 100°L. The melting and boiling points of water on this scale are
 
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Give one word for each of the following: 

All the temperatures, from lowest to highest, which a thermometer can measure

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Write two main advantages of a constant volume gas thermometer over the liquid thermometer.
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The U.F.P. and L.F.P. of a thermometer are wrongly marked as 96°C and -2°C respectively. What is the reading of this thermometer if a correct thermometer reads 50°C?
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Assertion: Gas thermometers are more sensitive than liquid thermometers.

Reason: Coefficient of thermal expansion of gases is more than liquid.

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A certain liquid has a melting point of -50°C and a boiling point of 150°C. A thermometer is designed with this liquid and its melting and boiling points are designated as 0°L and 100°L. The melting and boiling points of water on this scale are
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Thermometer with spherical bulbs are less sensitive than the thermometer with cylindrical bulbs because the surface area of the sphere is ......... than the surface area of the cylinder. (fill in the blanks)
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Can the bulb of a thermometer be made of an adiabatic wall?
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If a thermometer reads freezing point of water as 20°C and boiling point as 150°C, how much thermometer would read when the actual temperature is 60°C?
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The diagram shows two liquid-in-glass thermometers.

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Which is more sensitive? Explain how you can tell.

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Explain how Galileo's thermometer makes use of thermal expansion.
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A certain liquid has a melting point of -50°C and a boiling point of 150°C. A thermometer is designed with this liquid and its melting and boiling points are designated as 0°L and 100°L. The melting and boiling points of water on this scale are
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Assertion: Water is considered unsuitable for use in thermometers.

Reason: This is due to small specific heat and high thermal conductivity.

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A faulty thermometer has its fixed points marked 5 and 95. When this thermometer reads 68, the correct temperature in Celsius is
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Look at the figure and tell what are the temperatures on thermometer as a, b and c?

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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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If a thermometer reads freezing point of water as 20°C and boiling point as 150°C, how much will the thermometer read when the actual temperature is 60°C?