JAMB - Physics (2006 - No. 7)

what is likely to happen if the glass of a thermometer expands more upon heating than the liquid inside?
the glass will break
the glass will shrink
the liquid will rise up in the stem
the liquid will go down in the stem

Explanation

when the glass of a thermometer expands more on heating than the liquid inside, the liquid level would fall compared with the tube wall

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