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Mercury boils at `367^(@)C`. However, mercury thermometers are made such that they can measure temperature up to `500^(@)C`. This is done by

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  5. The readings of a thermometer at 0^(@)C and 100^(@)C are 50 cm and 75 ...

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  6. Two bodies at different temperature T(1) and T(2). If brought in therm...

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  7. Do you think a body at higher temperature contains more heat? Explain.

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  8. Solids expand on heating because

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  9. Solids expand on heating because

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  10. Why is Kelvin temperature always positive ?

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  11. The diameters of steel. rods A and B having the same length are 2 cm a...

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  12. The difference between lenghts of a certain brass rod and of a steel r...

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  13. Why a small gap is left between the iron rails of railway tracks ?

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  14. Pendulum clocks generally go fast in winter and slow in summer.Why ?

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  15. Why is inver used in making a clock pendulum?

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  16. A brass disc fits snugly in a hole in a steel plate. Should you heat o...

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  17. A tightnened glass stopper can be taken out easily by pouring hot wate...

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  18. A long cylindrical metal vessel, having a linear coefficient (alpha), ...

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  19. When hot water is poured on a glass plate, it breaks because of

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