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Standard VII
Physics
Laboratory Thermometer
Mercury is an...
Question
Mercury is ______ and ______ making it easier to read a simple barometer.
A
opaque, shiny
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B
opaque, dark
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transparent, shiny
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transparent, dark
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The correct option is
A
opaque, shiny
Mercury is opaque and shiny and hence reading a simple barometer gets easy.
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