10-1.Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry
normal

A centigrade and a Fahrenheit thermometer are dipped in boiling water. The water temperature is lowered until the Fahrenheit thermometer registers $140°F$. What is the fall in temperature as registered by the Centigrade thermometer ...... $^o$

A

$30$

B

$40$

C

$60$

D

$80$

Solution

(c) $\frac{C}{5} = \frac{{F – 32}}{9}$ ==> $\frac{C}{5} = \frac{{(140 – 32)}}{9}$$\Rightarrow$ $C = 60^\circ $

Standard 11
Physics

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