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10-1.Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry
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A centigrade and a Fahrenheit thermometer are dipped in boiling water. The temperature is lowered until the Fahrenheit thermometer registers $140^o$ . ........ $^oC$ is the fall in temperature as registered by the Centigrade thermometer

A

$30$

B

$40$

C

$60$

D

$80$

Solution

$\frac{\Delta F}{9}=\frac{\Delta C}{5}$

$\frac{212-140}{9}=\frac{\Delta C}{5}$

$\Delta C=40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$

Standard 11
Physics

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