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    • A broken Mercury thermometer with drops of mercury.
    Rights: Public domain Published 2 February 2018 Size: 67 KB Referencing Hub media

    611K or 338°C is the boiling point of mercury. Mercury thermometers have a limited ‘hot’ measuring range as a result of this.

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      Temperature – the hot and the cold

      This interactive highlights the critical role temperature plays in the world of ceramics.

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