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Mechanical Properties of Fluids
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Why platinum metal is preferred in resistance thermometer?

Answer

Platinum metal is preferred in resistance thermometer because of the following reasons:
i) it has high melting point,
ii) high value of temperature coefficient of resistance, and
iii) temperature scale of platinum resistance thermometer is very close to absolute scale. 

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