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In creating a new scale for the mercury thermometer, Anders Celsius initially set the boiling point of water at _____.

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Answer:

100 percent

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Answer:

100°

Explanation:

Anders Celsius used centigrade temperature scale along with mercury thermometers with a fixed boiling point of water at zero, he also used a fixed freezing point of water at the mark of 100-degree. This new scale was described in the year 1742 to Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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