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Revision exercise 1 12 Choose the ice point and the steam point as
Concept traps (p.16) the lower fixed point and the upper fixed point
1 F respectively. 1A
The unit of Celsius temperature should be C. Then divide the range between these fixed
2 F points into 100 equal divisions. 1A
The thermometer should be placed in pure Each division is 1 C. 1A
melting ice. The lower fixed point is taken as 0 C and the
upper fixed point is taken as 100 C. 1A
Multiple-choice questions (p.16) 13 (a) Let T be the temperature when the liquid
3 B column is 7.7 cm long.
4 D = 1M
5 A
6 C T = 30 C 1A
The temperature is 30 C when the
=
liquid column is 7.7 cm long.
R = 47 units (b) Let L be the length of the liquid column
7 C when the temperature is 65 C.
8 C = 1M
=  T = 37.5 C
L = 13.0 cm 1A
9 (HKDSE Practice Paper 2012 Paper 1A Q1) The length of the liquid column is
13.0 cm when the temperature is 65 C.
Conventional questions (p.17) 14 (a) Let T be the temperature measured when
10 = 1M the length of the column is 8.8 cm.
= 1M
x = 39.7 1A
11 (a) Let x be the column length at 37 C. T = 39.7 C 1A
= 1M The temperature measured is 39.7 C
when the length of the column is 8.8 cm.
x = 12.9 cm 1A
(b) =
The column length at 37 C is 12.9 cm.
(b) Let y be the column length at steam 100L – 380 = 12.6T
point. L = 0.126T + 3.8 1A
=

y = 24.8 cm 1A
The column length at steam point is
24.8 cm.

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Therefore, zinc corresponds to metal A.
1A
17 (a) Copper and metal X should be used. 1A
They have the largest difference in
thermal expansion. 1A
T
(b) Use metal X 1A
(Correct axes) 1A to make a resistance thermometer. 1A
(Correct straight line with a positive Metal X has the highest melting point.
slope) 1A 1A
(c) Mercury is poisonous. 1A 18 (a) In a certain range of temperature, the
15 (a) From the graph, when the length of the volume of mercury is directly
mercury column is 16 cm, the proportional to the temperature. 1A
temperature is 56 C. 1A Mercury has a higher boiling point. 1A
(b) Let L be the length of the mercury (Or other reasonable answers)
column when the temperature is –10 C. (b) (i) Volume increased

= 1M = 0.0748  0.0735
= 0.0013 cm3 1A
L = 4.2 cm 1A (ii) Length increased
The length of the mercury column is
=
4.2 cm when the temperature is –10 °C.
(c) Slope of the graph =
= 1M
= 13 cm 1M
= 0.18 1A Length of the mercury column
(d) L = 0.18T + 6 1A = 13 + 3.6= 16.6 cm 1A
16 (a) A rotary thermometer measures
temperature by measuring the curvature
of the bimetallic strip. 1A (c) His idea is incorrect. 1A
The bimetallic strip consists of two Water does not expand linearly with
metal strips which expand with different temperature. 1A
amounts when heated to cause a change
in curvature of the strip. 1A
If a strip with only one kind of metal is
used, it would only expand but not bend
when heated. 1A
(b) Metal A expands more. 1A

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Experiment questions (p.19)

19
R / unit

L1

L2

T / C

(a) (Correct labelled axes with units) 1A

(A correct straight line) 1A
(b) (i) (Correct data points) 1A
(A smooth curve passing through
all data points) 1A
(ii) The actual resistance is smaller.
1A

Physics in article (p.19)

20 (a) Colour of the bottle 1A
Liquid crystal thermometer 1A
(b) It conducts electricity. 1A
It can complete/break a circuit at certain
temperature. 1A

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