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Table 2 shows the type of thermometer, design feature and the reason for the design feature.
3. (a)
Complete the table by inserting the appropriate information.

TABLE2

Design Feature Reason For Design Feature

Type of Thermometer

Mercury-in-glass laboratory Narrow bore

thermometer

Constriction in bore Retaining a measured temperature

Thermocouple Ability to measure rapidly changing

temperatures

(3 marks)

(b) Define the upper and lower fixed points on the Celsius temperature scale and state their
respective values on that scale .

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(4 marks)
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(a) State the physical property that varies with temperature in each of the following
thermometers.

(i) A laboratory thermometer

(1 mark)

(ii) A thermomcouple

(1 mark)

,) Complete Table 3 which relates the use of a thermometer to its design.

TABLE3

Use of Thermometer Design Feature

To measure body temperature

To measure temperatures lower than

-40°C

Junction of small mass

(3 marks)
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Complete Table 2 to distinguish among solids, liquids and gases using the te ,
pe.
(a) fixed' , 'vibrate', 'move freely', 'very weak/negligibly weak', 'no fixed sha ~s definite/

TABLE2

Movement of Intermolecular
Shape Volume Molecules Forces

Definite/fixed Strong
Solid

Takes shape of Move amongst

Liquid
container one another

Full space

(7 marks)
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(b) Figure 3 shows a scuba diver ascending from 20 m below the surface where the water
temperature is IO °C, to the surface, where the temperature is 25 °C and the pressure is
1.01 x 105 Pa.

Figure 3

(i) Calculate the pressure the diver is subjected to at 20 m below the surface of the
water.

(3 marks)

[Density of water = 1025 kg m-3 )

[Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m s-
2
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