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The entire mercury bulb of the thermometer must be below the level of the side – arm in order to obtain an accurate reading of the distillation temperature. Why is this so?

Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments

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Author:Kenneth L. Williamson, Katherine M. Masters

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Chapter5: Distillation

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