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Can you measure temperature upto `500^(@)C` with a mercury thermometer, knowing that the mercury boils at `357^(@)C`?

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Yes, we can measure temperature upto `500^(@)C` with a mercury thermometer provided the space above mercury in thermomter is filled with nitrogen. This increases the boiling point of mercury.
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