Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
Is the bulb of a thermoeter made of diat...

Is the bulb of a thermoeter made of diathermic or adiabatic wall ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

As diathermic walls alow exchange of heat energy between two systems and adiabatic walls do not, hence, diathermic walls are used to make the bulb of a thermometer.
Doubtnut Promotions Banner Mobile Dark
|

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

    NCERT EXEMPLAR|Exercise Very short Answer type Questions|15 Videos

  • SYSTEM OF PARTICLES AND ROTATIONAL MOTION

    NCERT EXEMPLAR|Exercise very short answer type questions|18 Videos

  • THERMODYNAMICS

    NCERT EXEMPLAR|Exercise LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Is the bulb of a thermometer made of diathermic or adiabatic wall ?

Can the bulb of a thermometer be made of an adiabatic wall?

Knowledge Check

  • A electric bulb has a filament made of?

    A
    Iron
    B
    Lead
    C
    Copper
    D
    Tungsten

  • Plant cell walls are made of

    A
    Homopolymer of fructose
    B
    Heteropolymer of glycogen
    C
    Homopolymer of glucose
    D
    Homopolymer of glycogen

  • Cell wall of prokaryotes is made up of

    A
    Chitin
    B
    Cellulose
    C
    Glucose amine
    D
    Mucopeptide

    • Similar Questions

    Explore conceptually related problems

    Why is the bulb of a thermometer made small?

    What are diathermic and adiabatic containers?

    The wire of flash bulb is made of

    Filament of the bulb is made of

    Heart wall is made of

    Home
    Profile