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state two disadvantages of using water as a thermometric liquid

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Hi Shailesh!

(1) Water has high specific heat capacity. So it cannot be used for measuring small temperature differences.

(2) Water will wet the surface of the glass tube. It is a sticky substance.

(3) Water is transparent

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