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The mercury does not wet the glass. This is due to the property of the liquid known as
A Cohesion
B Adhesion
C Viscosity
D Surface tension
Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as
A Adhesion
B Cohesion
C Surface tension
D Viscosity
If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is greater than adhesion between fluid and glass, then the free level of fluid in a dipped glass tube will be
A Higher than the surface of liquid
B The same as the surface of liquid
C Lower than the surface of liquid
D Unpredictable
Capillary rise of mercury in a small diameter tube is proportional of (where, d = mercury of the rube, σ = surface tension of mercury)
A d
B 1/d
C σ
D 1/σ
Working principle of mercury in glass thermometer is based on the __________ of mercury with increase in temperature.
A Increase of pressure
B Increase of thermal conductivity
C Volumetric expansion
D Differential linear expansion
The wet bulb temperature is lower in dry air than in wet air at the same temperature. A dry bulb thermometer registers a higher temperature than a wet bulb thermometer except at __________ percent relative humidity.
A 0
B 100
C 50
D None of these
The major constituent of laminate of safety glass, which holds the broken glass, pieces in their places during accident (and thus minimises the danger from flying glass fragments) is
A Polyvinyl alcohol
B Polyvinyl acetale
C Polyvinyl butyral
D PVC
In distributing milk at a summer camp it is found that a quart of milk will fill either 3 large glass tumblers. How many small glass tumblers can be filled with one large glass tumbler ?
A 11/5
B 7/5
C 5/3
D 7/3
In distributing milk at a summer camp it is found that a quart of milk will fill either 3 large glass tumblers or 5 small lass tumblers. How many small glass tumblers can be filled with one large glass tumbler?
A 11/5
B 7/5
C 5/3
D 7/3
A glass when full of milk, weighs 1 kg. It weighs 0.75 kg when the glass is half full. What is weight of the empty glass?
A 0.25 kg
B 0.35 kg
C 0.40 kg
D 0.50 kg

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