Function of alcohol in alcohol thermometer

Alcohol is increasingly expanding with heat. Having it go up the ladder quicker than a lot of liquids would have done. It has a low freezing point, too. It's easy to dye because of the readability. I 'm sure someone will teach you about the evaporative effects of alcohol, and why they do these things. Though that's why it's used briefly in thermometers.

Fahrenheit's first thermometer contained alcohol, which has a lower freezing point than water. ... Glass bulb thermometers work because liquids, such as water, alcohol, or mercury, expand slightly when the temperature rises. If the liquid is trapped in a narrow tube, it has nowhere to go but up. I think this may help you

answer: 2×10^-2kg

explanation: density= mass per volume

vol=mass/density

converting to s.i units we have;

3÷1000kg = 0.003

1.5÷100m = 0.15

0.003/0.15 = 0.02kg