Thermometers and Thermometric Scales

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Thermometers and Thermometric Scales Experiment No. 4 Almenario, Mary Jane Foronda, Jeaunace Sadrae Mana-ay, Katrina Mangcoy, Christine S. Reyes, Ronwaldo F. * Serrano, Aura Zhermaine June 29, 2012 Abstract In this experiment, we measured temperature of different materials and system such as body and room temperature. Two types of thermometer were used. Mercury thermometer was placed on each underarm; five different temperatures were collected that gives a precise result with a 0.54 % percent error. On the other hand, both mercury and alcohol were used for room temperature, and placed in one place for 5 minutes. Both thermometers had precise and accurate results for 3 trials. We verified if temperature is an intensive property of matter. We used water and cooking oil for their boiling point. Water with three different volumes (100mL, 200mL, and 300mL) was heated and each mass and boiling points were collected. The result yields less precise answer and a percent error of 4.5 % but supports the direct relationship of volume and mass; as mass increases the volume also increases. Same procedure with water, oil was heated but this time. Temperature as intensive property of matter was somehow established in the result and it still need further experiment. Temperature doesn’t change even you take away parts of a sample; it is a characteristic of an object. Lastly, we relate the temperature scales of Celsius and Fahrenheit. Calorimeter was heated on a hot plate, alcohol thermometer was used and every 5 minutes the reading was collected. The results proved the relationship of Celsius and Fahrenheit with the help of these two equations. TC=59TF-32) TF=95TC+32) Introduction This report discusses the temperature of different materials/systems, verify temperature as an intensive property of matter and relate the Celsius and Fahrenheit
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