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Grade 11Thermal Physics

Mercury thermometer can be used to measure temperature upto

(a) 260°C

(b) 100°C

(c) 357°C

(d) 500°C

Profile image of Simran Bhatia
12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Amit Saxena
12 Years ago

(c)

Mercury thermometer is based on the principle of change of volume with rise of temperature and can measure temperatures ranging from -30°C to 357°C.

 

Profile image of ankit singh
5 Years ago
based on the principle of change of volume with rise of temperature and can measure temperatures ranging from -30°C to 357°C or243 k to 630k