How will you know that the thermometer shows the boiling point?
Select the best explanation from those shown.
a. Wait until the thermometer shows the literature boiling point.
b. Take a reading once the liquid starts to boil vigorously.
c. Take a reading when the thermometer displays a steady temperature.
d. Take a reading when the thermometer stops rising and remains steady.
2007-07-12 06:21:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
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2007-07-12 06:30:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
c and d are actually same. The temperature stops rising and becomes steady when the liquid is boiling. At that point, the liquid will in fact be boiling vigorously, so b is also correct, but as long as the temperature is rising, the boiling point has not been reached.
2007-07-12 13:46:55 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c. &d appear to be the same answer, and are both correct.
2007-07-12 13:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by Felix R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c. and d. sound the same to me, and both sound correct.
2007-07-12 13:30:02 · answer #4 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋