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vicotolentino

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on: Jul 28, 2018

If you are asked to make a very sensitive glass thermometer, which of the following working fluids would you choose?
1.mercury
2.alcohol
3.gasoline
4.glycerin

Question 2

If you quickly plunge a room-temperature mercury thermometer into very hot water, the mercury level will
1.go up briefly before reaching a final reading.
2.go down briefly before reaching a final reading.
3.not change.

jomama

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Posts: 346

Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3

Answer to Question 2

2

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