NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

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A centigrade and a Fahrenheit thermometer are dipped in boiling water. The water temperature is lowered until the Fahrenheit thermometer registers

{140^0}

. What is the fall in temperature as registered by the Centigrade thermometer

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Correct option: B

{40^0}

Option B (

{40^0}

) is correct because it represents the fall in temperature on the Celsius scale corresponding to the given fall on the Fahrenheit scale.

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