Physics · May / June 2022 · Paper 11 · Question 16

A liquid-in-glass thermometer consists of a bulb containing a liquid which expands into a thin capillary tube. The liquid in the thermometer is replaced by the same volume of a different liquid that expands more for the same temperature rise. The length of the capillary tube remains the same. How does the new thermometer compare with the old thermometer?

1. AIt has greater sensitivity and a greater range.
2. BIt has greater sensitivity but a smaller range.
3. CIt has the same sensitivity and the same range.
4. DIt has the same sensitivity but a greater range.

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