Chapter 14 -Temperature & Thermometers

Question 0

Define:

-Thermometric property

Answer 0

Any physical property that changes measurably with temperature is called a thermometric property.

Question 1

Define:

-Temperature (K)

Answer 1

Temperature is the measure of the hotness or coldness of a body.

Question 2

The six thermometric properties

Answer 2

1.Length of a column of liquid (Mercury/alcohol thermometers)
2.Electrical resistance (ohms)
3.Emf of a thermocouple
4.Colour
5.Volume of a gas at constant pressure T^=V^
6.Pressure of a gas at constant volume
P^=T^