JEE PHYSICS MCQ: THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

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In a mercury thermometer the ice point (lower fixed point) is marked as

{10^0}

and the steam point (upper fixed point) is marked as

{130^0}

. At

{40^0}C

temperature, what will this thermometer read

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Correct option: D

{58^0}

Option D (

{58^0}

) is correct because it's calculated using a linear interpolation based on the given fixed points of the thermometer.

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