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O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/12 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q211 Mark

Two liquid-in-glass thermometers are almost identical. They contain the same quantity of the same liquid and the diameters of their capillary tubes are the same. The only difference is that one thermometer is longer than the other. Which row shows how the ranges and the sensitivities of the thermometers compare?

Adifferent, different
Bdifferent, same
Csame, different
Dsame, same

✓ Correct answer

B: different, same

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Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 21.

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