An engineer is calibrating a liquid-in-glass thermometer to establish a Celsius (∘C^\circ\text{C}∘C) temperature scale.
Which pair of standard physical temperatures under standard atmospheric pressure should be used to define the lower and upper fixed points?
Lower fixed point: Temperature of freezing alcohol; Upper fixed point: Temperature of boiling alcohol
Lower fixed point: Temperature of pure melting ice; Upper fixed point: Temperature of steam above pure boiling water
Lower fixed point: Temperature of freezing mercury; Upper fixed point: Temperature of steam above pure boiling water
Lower fixed point: Temperature of pure melting ice; Upper fixed point: Temperature of boiling alcohol
313 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 2.2.3a Melting, boiling, condensation and solidification. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.