Determination of Upper and Lower Fixed Points of a Thermometer
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- Determination of the Upper Fixed Point
- Determination of the Lower Fixed Point
Determination of the Upper Fixed Point:
Aim of Experiment: To determine the upper fixed point of a thermometer.
Apparatus: Double-walled copper vessel, manometer, cork, thermometer, heat source, water.
The apparatus is set up as shown above. The thermometer is pushed through a hole in a cork and placed inside a double-walled copper vessel called a hypsometer. The thermometer is positioned in such a way that the mercury thread in the bulb can be seen.
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