Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Thermal properties and temperature

Thermal properties and temperature — practice question

Fig. 5.1 illustrates how a liquid-in-glass thermometer is built. The thermometer bulb is put into a beaker of warm water. As the liquid expands, it travels along the tube.
(a)[2]

Explain, in terms of molecules, why heating causes a liquid to expand.

(b)[2]

Explain, in terms of molecules, why heating makes a liquid expand more than a solid.

(c(i))[2]

Explain how the sensitivity of the second thermometer compares with that of the thermometer in Fig. 5.1.

(c(ii))[1]

Explain how the range of the second thermometer compares with that of the thermometer in Fig. 5.1.

(d(i))[1]

State one everyday problem that results from thermal expansion.

(d(ii))[2]

Suggest and explain one method of solving this problem.

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