25. Three thermometers are in the same water bath. After thermal equilibrium is established, it is found that the Celsius thermometer reads 0 °C, the Fahrenheit thermometer reads 12 °F, and the Kelvin thermometer reads 273 K. Which one of the following statements is the most reasonable conclusion? A) The Kelvin thermometer is incorrect. B) The Celsius thermometer is incorrect. c) The Fahrenheit thermometer is incorrect. D) All three thermometers are incorrect. E) The three thermometers are at different temperatures.
25. Three thermometers are in the same water bath. After thermal equilibrium is established, it is found that the Celsius thermometer reads 0 °C, the Fahrenheit thermometer reads 12 °F, and the Kelvin thermometer reads 273 K. Which one of the following statements is the most reasonable conclusion? A) The Kelvin thermometer is incorrect. B) The Celsius thermometer is incorrect. c) The Fahrenheit thermometer is incorrect. D) All three thermometers are incorrect. E) The three thermometers are at different temperatures.
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Transcribed Image Text:25. Three thermometers are in the same water bath. After thermal equilibrium is
established, it is found that the Celsius thermometer reads 0 °C, the Fahrenheit
thermometer reads 12 °F, and the Kelvin thermometer reads 273 K. Which one of
the following statements is the most reasonable conclusion?
A) The Kelvin thermometer is incorrect.
B) The Celsius thermometer is incorrect.
c) The Fahrenheit thermometer is incorrect.
D) All three thermometers are incorrect.
E) The three thermometers are at different temperatures.
26. Which one of the following statements is the best explanation for the fact that metal
pipes that carry water often burst during cold winter months?
A) Water contracts upon freezing while the metal expands at lower temperatures.
B) The metal contracts to a greater extent than the water.
C) The interior of the pipe contracts less than the outside of the pipe.
Dj Water expands upon freezing while the metal contracts at lower temperatures.
E) Both the metal and the water expand, but the water expands to a greater extent.
27.Complete the following statement: The first law of thermodynamics states that
A) heat is a form of energy.
B) entropy is a function of state.
c) the entropy of the universe is increasing.
D) the change in the internal energy of a system is given by Q- W.
E) no engine can be more efficient than a Čarnot engine operating between the same
two temperatures.
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