The length of a mercury column in a mercuryin-glass thermometer is 25 mm at the ice point and 180 mm at the steam point. What is the temperature when the length is 60 mm?
Here the thermometric property P is the resistance.
If R is the resistance at 27 °C,
Using equation,
T = \(\frac{100(P_T-P_1)}{(P_T-P_1)}\)
For T = 27 °C, P1 = 95.2 Ω, P2 = 138.6 Ω .
∴ 27 = \(\frac{100(R-95.2)}{(138.6-95.2)}\)
∴...
Given: P = 1.367 × 103 Pa at steam point (T) i.e., at 273.15 + 100 = 373.15 K.
Linear relationship between temperature and pressure means that.
P ∝ T ⇒ P1T1 = P2T2
To find:...