Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Thermal properties and temperature

Thermal properties and temperature — practice question

Fig. 6.1 presents a liquid-in-glass thermometer.
(a(i))[1]

State the temperature shown by the thermometer in Fig. 6.1.

(a(ii))[2]

Explain why: 1. the bulb is constructed from thin glass 2. the tube, along which the liquid expands, is narrow.

(b)[4]

On Fig. 6.2, sketch a temperature-time graph while the substance cools from 40 ^{\circ}C to -20 ^{\circ}C.

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