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The steam point and the ice point of a Mercury thermometer are marked as `80^0 and 20^0`. What will be the temperature in centigrade mercury scale when this thermometer reads `32^0`?

A

`20^(0)C `

B

`30^(0)`C

C

`10^(0)` C

D

`0^(0)`C

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