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Consider an alcohol and a mercury thermometer exactly 0°C at the ice point and 100°C at the steam he distance between the two points is divided into al parts in both thermometers. Do you think these meters will give exactly the same reading at a temper- say, 60°C? Explain.

Consider an alcohol and a mercury thermometer exactly 0°C at the ice point and 100°C at the steam he distance between the two points is divided into al parts in both thermometers. Do you think these meters will give exactly the same reading at a temper- say, 60°C? Explain.

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1-31C Consider an alcohol and a mercury thermometer that read exactly 0°C at the ice point and 100°C at the steam point. The distance between the two points is divided into 100 equal parts in both thermometers. Do you think these thermometers will give exactly the same reading at a temper- ature of, say, 60°C? Explain.
Transcribed Image Text:1-31C Consider an alcohol and a mercury thermometer that read exactly 0°C at the ice point and 100°C at the steam point. The distance between the two points is divided into 100 equal parts in both thermometers. Do you think these thermometers will give exactly the same reading at a temper- ature of, say, 60°C? Explain.
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