Mercury boils at 367o. However, mercury thermometers are made such that they can measure temperature upto 500oC. This is done by.
A
Maintaining vacuum above mercury column in the stem of the thermometer
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B
Filling nitrogen gas at high pressure above the mercury column
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C
Filling oxygen gas at high pressure above the mercury column
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D
Filling nitrogen gas at low pressure above the mercury column
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Solution
The correct option is A Filling nitrogen gas at high pressure above the mercury column If we fill nitrogen gas at high pressure above mercury level, the boiling point of mercury is increased which can extend to the range upto500o(C).