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Jan 2024
36m 57s

Thermometers: what is the chemistry behi...

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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#178Thermometers tell us what temperature something is. But how do the thermometers know what the temperature is? Who tells the thermometers? Or rather, how do thermometers accurately gauge what the temperature is, consistently, in high heat and super cold? Let's find out.References from this Episodehttps://highschoolenergy.acs.org/what-is-energy/thermometer ... Show More
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