A student collected the data shown in the table below during an experiment.

Liquid Characteristics
Liquid Characteristics
Boiling Point Freezing Point Color Expansion per Degree Change in Temperature
Mercury 357 °C −39 °C shiny silver gray relatively lower
Alcohol 78 °C −115 °C colorless relatively higher

Based on the data, which of the following conclusions can be made about the use of mercury and alcohol thermometers?
A mercury thermometer can measure the freezing point of a liquid that freezes at −80 °C.
An alcohol thermometer can measure the boiling point of a liquid that boils at 80 °C.
A mercury thermometer is better to measure very small changes in temperature.
An alcohol thermometer is better to measure the boiling points of colorless liquids.

The answer is C.  A mercury thermometer is better to measure very small changes in temperature.

Explanation:

i took this quiz and this is the answer .

A) A mercury thermometer can measure the freezing point of a liquid that freezes at −80 °C.

B) An alcohol thermometer can measure the boiling point of a liquid that boils at 80 °C.

C) A mercury thermometer is better to measure very small changes in temperature.

D) An alcohol thermometer is better to measure the boiling points of colorless liquids.

explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.

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