Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Density

Density — practice question

A liquid-in-glass thermometer is filled with mercury.
(a(i))[3]

Calculate the weight acting on the mercury.

(a(ii))[3]

Calculate the density of mercury.

(b(i))[1]

State what happens to the mass of the mercury as its temperature rises. Tick (✓) one box. The options are: mass decreases, mass stays the same, mass increases.

(b(ii))[1]

State what happens to the density of the mercury as its temperature rises. Tick (✓) one box. The options are: density decreases, density stays the same, density increases.

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