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Determination of the upper fixed point Application of atmospheric

and liquid pressure

This is done by pushing the thermometer through a hole in a cork
Capacitance
and placing inside a double-walled copper vessel called a
hygrometer (Fig. 14.2). Water is steal boiled in the lower part of the Circuits

hygrometer, thus keeping the bulb surrounded pure water vapor at Collisions
atmospheric pressure. For reasons already mentioned, important
Conduction of Electricity in
that the bulb should not be allowed to dip into the boiling
Solids
water. thermometer is adjusted so that the mercury thread is visible
Current and Resistance
just above the to the cork. When the thread has remained steady for
some minutes its level is macron the stem by a light scratch. The Current electromotive force
double walls reduce loss of heat and consed and resistance
cooling of the vapor surrounding the thermometer, while the
Density and relative density
manometer see the diagram gives warning should the pressure
Development of the concept
inside the hydrometer differ fr atmospheric pressure. If the
Of energy
barometric pressure at the time is not equal to – mmHg, then the
true boiling-point for the prevailing pressure must be as-cert from a Diffraction
table giving the variation of boiling-point with pressure. Due Dispersion and colour
allowance then made when marking the stem.
Eiectric potential

Actually the Celsius scale as we know it today was first suggested by Electric cells

Linnaeus in 1745. Celsius used a similar scale in which the ice point Electric light energy and
was marked 100° and the steam point 0° power

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and Alternating ·Current

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vacuum

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