1 Heat and Gases Chapter 1 Temperature and Thermometers

Practice 1.2 (p.14) =

1 B
x = 8.46 cm
2 C
The length of the alcohol column at
3 B
30 C is 8.46 cm.
4 (a) The resistance of thermistor
8 (a)
(b) It has a thermistor connected to an
ammeter and a power supply. When the
temperature increases, the resistance of
the thermistor decreases and so the
current in the circuit increases. A larger
current indicates higher temperature.
5 Let T be the required temperature.
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T = 52.9 C
The required temperature is 52.9 C.
6 (a) Any three of the following:
Liquid-in-glass thermometer
Infra-red thermometer
(b) 15 cm
Thermistor thermometer
(c) 80 C
Liquid crystal thermometer
(b) Liquid-in-glass thermometer: volume of
liquid
Infra-red thermometer: intensity of infra-
red radiation
Thermistor thermometer: resistance of
thermistor
Liquid crystal thermometer: colour of
liquid crystal
7 (a) Let T be the temperature when the length
of the alcohol column is 15.6 cm.
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T = 80.3 C
The temperature is 80.3 C when the
length of the alcohol column is 15.6 cm.
(b) Let x be the length of the alcohol column
at 30 C.

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