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Thermometer

The thermometer is an instrunment that measures temperature.

A mercury or alcohol thermometer is made up of:

  • a reservoir containing a liquid that expands under the influence of heat.
  • a capillary tube in whuch the liquid rises or falls
  • graduations for the measurement, with the scale used depending on the application at hand

Reading the graduation attained by the liquid level indicates the temperature.

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