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Grade 11Thermal Physics

Why should a thermometer bulb have small heat capacity

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
A thermometer bulb should have small heat capacity. In case, it has large thermal capacity, the temperature of the substance will get lowered due to the large amount of heat absorbed by the thermometer bulb.