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    The document discusses measurement of temperature using thermometers. It provides examples of liquid-in-glass thermometers and describes how they work. Key points include: 1) Liquid-in-glass thermometers use the expansion of liquids to measure temperature, with mercury being commonly used. The constriction in the thermometer prevents backflow of the mercury. 2) Fixed points like ice/water and boiling water are used to calibrate thermometers. Impure substances can affect the temperature reading. 3) Sensitivity depends on factors like the size of the bulb and width of the bore. Narrowing the capillary tube increases sensitivity by allowing smaller temperature changes to be detected.

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    The document discusses measurement of temperature using thermometers. It provides examples of liquid-in-glass thermometers and describes how they work. Key points include: 1) Liquid-in-glass thermometers use the expansion of liquids to measure temperature, with mercury being commonly used. The constriction in the thermometer prevents backflow of the mercury. 2) Fixed points like ice/water and boiling water are used to calibrate thermometers. Impure substances can affect the temperature reading. 3) Sensitivity depends on factors like the size of the bulb and width of the bore. Narrowing the capillary tube increases sensitivity by allowing smaller temperature changes to be detected.

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    The document discusses measurement of temperature using thermometers. It provides examples of liquid-in-glass thermometers and describes how they work. Key points include: 1) Liquid-in-glass thermometers use the expansion of liquids to measure temperature, with mercury being commonly used. The constriction in the thermometer prevents backflow of the mercury. 2) Fixed points like ice/water and boiling water are used to calibrate thermometers. Impure substances can affect the temperature reading. 3) Sensitivity depends on factors like the size of the bulb and width of the bore. Narrowing the capillary tube increases sensitivity by allowing smaller temperature changes to be detected.

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    MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE EXERCISE

    1 The diagram shows a clinical thermometer.

    What is the function of feature X?

    A to increase the sensitivity of the thermometer


    B to improve the accuracy of the scale
    C to prevent mercury from rising quickly
    D to prevent mercury from contracting back into the bulb

    2 What is the function of the constriction in a clinical thermometer?

    A to increase the sensitivity of the thermometer


    B to magnify the size of the mercury thread
    C to prevent the backflow of the mercury
    D to store the mercury

    3 Which set-up is suitable for determining the upper fixed point of a thermometer?

    4 A certain liquid freezes at 10 °C at and boils 80 °C. The liquid is used in a laboratory
    thermometer.
    Which temperature value can be measured by the thermometer?

    A 15 °C
    B 10 °C
    C 60 °C
    D 100 °C

    1
    5 The diagram shows a liquid-in-glass thermometer.
    The distance between 10 °C and 110 °C is 25 cm.

    What is the temperature when the end of the liquid thread is 10 cm from the 10 °C?

    A 38 °C
    B 40 °C
    C 44 °C
    D 48 °C

    6 Which of the diagrams below shows the most sensitive thermometer?

    7 Which pair of features matches a liquid-in-glass thermometer with high sensitivity?

    size of bulb width of bore


    A small wide
    B small narrow
    C large wide
    D large narrow

    2
    8 Which pair of features will make a liquid-in-glass thermometer least sensitive?

    volume of bulb diameter of capillary tube


    A small narrow
    B large narrow
    C small wide
    D large wide

    9 Which of these changes to the usual design of a thermometer would enable it to detect
    smaller temperature changes.

    A decrease the diameter of the capillary


    B decrease the volume of the bulb
    C put the degree markings closer together
    D use a thin walled bulb

    3
    10 Fig.10.1 shows a set-up used to determine a fixed point of a thermometer.

    Fig.10.1
    (a) What are the fixed points?

    Points needed in marking up the thermometer


    ………………………………………………………………………………

    …………………………………………………………………………..…………. [1]

    (b) Name and state the temperature value of the fixed point to be determined in
    Fig.10.1.

    name : Lower fixed point or ice point


    …………………………………………………………………………………………

    temperature …0 Celsius
    ……………………………………………………………………………[1]

    (c) Explain why.


    (i) ice made from tap water is not suitable for this experiment,

    …………………………………………………………………………………………
    It contains some impurities.
    …………………………………………………………………………..…………. [1]

    (ii) the ice should be melting.

    …………………………………………………………………………………………
    -to maintain the temperature(0 degrees celcius)
    …………………………………………………………………………..…………. [1]

    4
    11 Fig.11.1 shows set-ups used to determine the upper fixed point and lower fixed point of
    a thermometer. In both set-ups the mercury level stabilized at the marked positions, P
    and Q.

    Fig.11.1
    (a) State the physical property used in the thermometer that varies with temperature.
     Expansion in liquids / liquids expands when heated

    State the corresponding temperature values when the mercury level is at positions P
    and Q.

    temperature when mercury at P = ……0 °C


    temperature when mercury at Q = ………100 °C
    [1]
    (b) Fig.11.2 shows the lengths of position P and Q from the bulb.

    Fig.11.2

    Determine the length of the mercury column from the bulb when the thermometer is placed in
    water at 30 °C.
    T:L
    0”C: 2cm
    100’c: 30cm

    5
    30’C: X

    length = ……………………………….[3]

     Suggest why it is not suitable to use water collected from a borehole to make
    the ice used in this experiment.

    -it contains some impurities.

    …………………………………………………………………………………………….... [1]

    12 (a) Fig.12.1 shows a liquid-in-glass thermometer.

    Fig.12.1
    Name the parts labelled A and B.

     A –mercury
     B – capillary tube / bore

    (b) Fig.12.2 shows a thermometer that uses bimetallic strip to measure the
    temperature of a domestic oven. The bimetallic strip is fixed at point P.
    The movable pointer is attached to the other end of the strip.

    Fig.12.2
    (i) Which physical property varies with temperature in the thermometer in
    Fig.12.2?
    -expansion in solids
    ………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

    (ii) Describe how the thermometer works when the oven is switched on.

    6
    -Expanses
    -bends anticlockwise
    -pointer will clockwise
    [3]

    ELECTRICITY

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