Fundamentals Of Thermodynamics
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781119494966
Author: Borgnakke, C. (claus), Sonntag, Richard Edwin, Author.
Publisher: Wiley,
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.16P
A thermometer that indicates the temperature with a liquid column has a bulb with a larger volume of liquid. Why?
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