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Mercury is used as a thermometric fluid because it has several ideal properties:

1. High Boiling Point (B.P)

   • Mercury doesn't evaporate easily, which makes it suitable for measuring high temperatures.

2. Low Freezing Point (not high M.P)

   • Mercury has a low melting point (−38.83°C), which helps in measuring low temperatures, though this limits it in very cold environments.

3. Stable and Uniform Coefficient of Expansion

   • Mercury expands uniformly with temperature, which gives accurate and consistent readings.

4. Visibility and Non-wettability

   • Mercury is shiny and opaque, so it's easy to see in a glass tube.

   • It doesn't stick to glass, which keeps the readings clean and precise.

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Glass is an insulator because it does not allow electricity to pass through easily.

Silver, copper, and aluminum are conductors, meaning they allow electric current to flow.

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Speed of sound in air is proportional to the square root of absolute temperature v ∝ √T.

To double the speed, temperature must increase 4 times in Kelvin:

At 27°C = 300 K → 4 × 300 = 1200 K → 1200 - 273 = 927°C

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A thermos flask is designed to reduce heat transfer through all three methods:

• Conduction: The flask has a vacuum insulation, which eliminates conduction through the container.
• Convection: The flask's design and vacuum insulation prevent convective heat transfer.
• Radiation: The flask's reflective coating minimizes radiant heat transfer.

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For projectile motion, two complementary angles θ and 90° - θ give the same range if the initial velocity is constant.

Since 10° + 80° = 90°, the angles 10° and 80° are complementary and will have equal ranges.

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A step-up transformer increases the voltage of the input signal, resulting in a higher voltage output.

This is achieved by having more turns in the secondary coil than in the primary coil.

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The guitar is a musical instrument of the chordophone family.

The standard guitar has following six strings:

1. E

2. A

3. D

4. G

5. B

6. E

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ln3 means the natural logarithm of 3 (log base e).

Its approximate value is 1.0986.

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Cardinal directions are the four main directions:

1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West

Northeast is an intercardinal (or ordinal) direction, not a cardinal one.