Calibration of thermometer (liquid-in-glass)
Instruction: Press <Start> to see how an unmarked liquid-in-glass thermometer is calibrated. Calculate the unknown temperature. Select a calculation method and press <Demo> to check your result.
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pure melting ice
water at unknown temperature
pure boiling water
thermometer
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Calculation
Separation between markings of the upper and lower fixed points
= – = cm
This separation is divided into 100 ºC.
Separation between markings of the unknown temperature and the lower fixed points
= – = cm
Unknown temperature
= ___________ × 100 ºC = ºC
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Calculation
Length / cm
Temperature / ºC
20
15
10
5
0
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20
40
60
80
100
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