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Question 12 Marks
Convert $-30^{\circ} C$ into (a) Kelvin (b) ${ }^{\circ} F$
Answer
(a) Temperature in $K =$ Temperature in ${ }^{\circ} C +273$
= -30 + 273
= 243 K.
(b) Temperature in ${ }^{\circ} F =9 C / 5+32$
= 9 × (-30) /5 + 32
$=-22^{\circ} F$


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Question 22 Marks
Convert $75^{\circ} C$ into (a) Kelvin (b) ${ }^{\circ} F$
Answer
(a) Temperature in $K =$ Temperature in ${ }^{\circ} C +273$
= 75 + 273
= 348 K.
(b) Temperature in ${ }^{\circ} F =9 C / 5+32$
= 9 × 75 /5 + 32
$=167^{\circ} F$
Step 2: Conversion of $75^{\circ} C$ into kelvin:
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Question 32 Marks
State three most important qualities of thermometric liquid.
Answer
The heat energy absorbed from the body whose temperature is being measured by the thermometric liquid should be very small. The expansion of thermometric liquid should be uniform. The boiling point of thermometric liquid should be very high and the freezing point should be very low.
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Question 42 Marks
What is a thermometer? Describe briefly the construction of Celsius thermometer.
Answer
A thermometer has a glass tube sealed at both ends and is partly filled with a liquid like mercury or alcohol. As the temperature around the thermometer’s bulb heats up, the liquid rises in the glass tube. The glass tube is mounted on a backboard that is marked in units called degrees.
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