It is possible to make a usable thermometer out of water. See http://www.stevesp

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It is possible to make a usable thermometer out of water. See http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/water-thermometer-sick-science. Suppose you have a 500 mL glass bottle which is filled with water at 17 C. Following the directions above you put a 8 mm diameter straw into the water and seal with clay so that the level of the water in the straw is exactly at the top of the clay. (assume that the thermal expansion of the bottle can be neglected). If you raise the temperature of the water to 49, how far up the straw does the water level move?

Explanation / Answer

Volumetri Expansion Coefficent of water , = 207*10^-6 /C

As we know

V = VT

= 500*207*10^-6*(50-12)

= 3.933 cm^3

Let h be the height attained

Therefore

h*Area = 3.933

h*pi*0.25*(0.8)^2 = 3.933

h = 7.824 cm

Height attained = 78.24 mm

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