Question
Question: One quality of a thermometer is that its heat capacity should be small. If P is a mercury thermomete...
One quality of a thermometer is that its heat capacity should be small. If P is a mercury thermometer, Q is a resistance thermometer and R thermocouple type then
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(a) P is best, R worst
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(b) R is best, P worst
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(c) R is best, Q worst
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(d) P is best, Q worst
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(c)
Sol. Thermoelectric thermometer is used for finding rapidly varying temperature.