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Give reasons for the following:
(a) Iron rims are heated red hot before 'fixing them on cart wheels.
(b) A clinical thermometer has a slight bend, or kink, in its capillary tube.
(c) A new quilt is warmer than an old one.
(d) A brass tumbler feels much cooler than a wooden tray on a chilly day.
(e) The bottoms of cooking utensils are often kept black.


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Answer 1

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Answer. Answer: 1) because metal expands on heating and contracts on cooling. 2) A clinical thermometer has a narrow kink in the capillary tube because when Mercury expands, it pushes through the kink, but when it's taken out of patient mouth, Mercury does not go back to the bulb beacuse if it.Feb 24, 2020

Answer 2

Give reasons for the following:

(a) Iron rims are heated red hot before 'fixing them on cart wheels.

(b) A clinical thermometer has a slight bend, or kink, in its capillary tube.

(c) A new quilt is warmer than an old one.

(d) A brass tumbler feels much cooler than a wooden tray on a chilly day.

(e) The bottoms of cooking utensils are often kept