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State four advantages of Mercury over alcohol as thermometric liquids​
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State four advantages of Mercury over alcohol as thermometric liquids​

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  • Alcohol wets glass while mercury doesn't
  • Alcohol has a lower boiling point and hence cannot be used to measure very high temperature.
  • Alcohol is colorless and is very difficult to read without coloration.
  • Mercury's expansion is uniform.
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