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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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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

3

Answer to Question 2

2


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