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Digital thermometers measure the temperature by means of an electronic circuit. General physics atmospheric pressure is approximately 100 kpa. A liquidinglass thermometer consists of a thin glass capillary tube containing a liquid that expands with. A laboratory thermometer can measure from 10 c to 110 c, beyond which the scale will not be able to register any readings. Dec 26, 2015 for accurate readings, thermometer must be much smaller than the system, so that the energy the thermometer gains or loses does not significantly alter the energy content of the system. However, not all particles have the same amount of thermal energy but the hotter the material the faster, on average, the particles move. A white box with slated sides in which various weather instruments are kept wet dry bulb thermometer, and minmax thermometer. Form 4 igcse physics thermometers celsius thermometer. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq.
Mar 20, 2015 igcse extended cambridge cie 0625 physics questions and mark scheme answers. Sep 05, 2010 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. It is composed of at least two metals joint together to form two junctions. The maximum temperature in the sixs thermometer is recorded as follows. A laboratory thermometer, which is colloquially known as the lab thermometer, is used for measuring temperatures other than the human body temperature.
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