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Why does the freezing point of water make it a poor choice for the liquid in a thermometer?
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∙ 12y ago
Water freezes at a fairly high temperature - 0oC/32oF. As soon as the temperature reached that point the water would freeze and the thermometer would no longer work. One would not be able to use a thermometer with water in it to measure any temperatures below 0oC/32oF.
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When is the freezing point of a liquid?
effect of pressure and impurties on the freezing and boiling point of liquids
What does melting point and freezing point mean?
There are three states of matter: gas, liquid and solid. The melting point is where a solid turns to liquid. The freezing point is where a liquid turns to solid.
What term describes the physical change of a solid to a liquid at the melting point?
Simple: a transformation from a solid to a liquid.
What liquid can be used in a thermometer?
Ethanol-filled thermometers are used in preference to mercury for meteorological measurements of minimum temperatures and can be used down to −70 °C (-94 °F). The physical limitation of the ability of a thermometer to measure low temperature is the freezing point of the liquid used.Alcohol
How does melting differ from freezing?
For any given substance the melting point and the freezing point are the SAME temperature. However, if the substance is increasiung in heat to move from solid to liquid then it is the MELTING POINT. If that same substance is losing heat to move from liquid to solid then it is the FREEZING POINT. Similarly, when moving from liquid to gas ity is the boiling point , and when moving from gas to liquid it is the condensing point.
Why does waters freezing point make water a poor choice for the liquid in a thermometer?
The water would regularly freeze in the winter in many parts of the world.
Why does water's freezing point make water a poor choice for the liquid in a thermometer?
The water would regularly freeze in the winter in many parts of the world.
What will the mercury thermometer show when it is kept in ice?
The question must be asked carefully. If the thermometer is in water ice and there is no liquid water, and there is one atmosphere of pressure, the thermometer can read anything from the freezing point of water and lower, depending on the range of the thermometer. If the thermometer is in a stable mix of water and ice, it will read the freezing point of water.
Will a liquid turn to gas at its freezing point?
No it would be the boiling point. At freezing point it becomes solid
What effect does the use of an uncalibrated thermometer have on the boiling point of a liquid?
The thermometer's reading of the point the liquid boils may not be accurate.
Why is the thermometer not suitable to measure the freezing point and boiling point of water?
Although a thermometer CAN be used its presence affects the temperature.
Freezing point on Celsius thermometer?
Of water, zero degrees
When is the freezing point of a liquid?
effect of pressure and impurties on the freezing and boiling point of liquids
Are the melting point of solid and freezing point of liquid of a substance different?
yes the melting point of solid and freezing point of liquid of a substance is differ but in the case of water the melting and freezing point is same.
What does melting point and freezing point mean?
There are three states of matter: gas, liquid and solid. The melting point is where a solid turns to liquid. The freezing point is where a liquid turns to solid.
What do terms ''boiling point'' and '' freezing point '' mean?
Boiling point is the temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas. Freezing point is the temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid.
What is the difference between a freezing and melting point?
When solid start to turn into liquid its melting point. When liquid start turning into solid its freezing point.
