How might a thermometer explode?

Awbsue Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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May 7, 2011, 01:33 PM

How might a thermometer explode?

I need to know for my chemistry Lab Report.

Communist Posts: 16, Reputation: 3

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May 8, 2011, 01:04 AM

It depends on the kind of thermometer, but I imagine that it would explode if you were to heat it beyond a maximum temperature.

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