Multiple choice

Which of the following properties is not the reason for the usuage of mercury in thermometers?

  1. It is shiny and silvery white.

  2. It does not stick to the glass.

  3. Mercury has a wide range of temperature.

  4. Its expansion is not uniform over a wide range of temperature.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

It is not correct because its expansion is uniform over a wide range of temperature. This property of mercury helps in giving the reliable measure of temperature.