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The Zero mark in the Celsius thermometer is the melting point of ______.

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The thermometer used to measure temperature is based on a scale where water boils at 100 degrees and freezes at 0 degrees.
The Zero mark in the Celsius thermometer is the melting point of ice.
100 $°$ C is the boiling point of water.
Hence, the Zero mark in the Celsius thermometer is the melting point of ice.

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