- The boiling point of a liquid depends on the surrounding atmospheric pressure. - Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude.
Hypsometer is used to measure :
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2020 · Topic: Measuring Instruments and Scales (Liquid-in-glass thermometers: types (clinical, laboratory) and their working)
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Answer: B. The boiling point of liquids
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