Question
Can we use water as thermometric liquid?
Solution
No, water cannot be used as a thermometric liquid because of the following reasons:
(i) has a very high value of specific heat,
(ii) has non-uniform expansion,
(iii) is transparent and is a wet liquid,
(iv) is a bad conductor of heat,
(v) evaporates under vacuum conditions, and
(vi) can only be used in the temperature region 4°C to 100°C.
