The ice point of an ungraduated mercury-in-glass thermometer is X, while its steam point is 90o. This thermometer reads 60o when the true temperature is 40oC Calculate the value of X.
The temperature of a piece of metal of mass 9 g is raised from 10oC to 110oC when it absorbs 108J of heat energy. Determine the specific heat capacity of the metal in J kg-1K-1
