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There a large variety of thermometers. You have the liquid-in-glass type (the usual mercury or alcohol ones), ones that measure gas pressure, ones that measure the difference in expansion of two metals (common in household thermostats), one...
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In physics there are many measuring devices? Some of them are: Secrewgage and Varner caliper for width, io meter for current, thermometer for heat, liter for liquid quantity, Spring scales for wight and barometer for pressure.
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If the label only gives the number of amps and not the number of watts, then just multiply the amps by 120 to get the number of watts. (Amperes X Volts = Watts). Most electricity is 120 volts in the USA. So an appliance that uses 9 amps use...
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metre scale, measuring tape, vernier caliper, screw gauge,
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Laser Distance Meters: These are handheld devices and are used for distances up to 650 feet with accuracy up to +/- 1 mm. The Disto brand by Leica is the market leader and has 7 models, the Disto A5 Disto A6 Disto A8 Disto D2 Disto D3 Disto...
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Tested devices run successfully with the PTDdaemon though not all are accepted for
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a common manometer is a u-tube with a liquid filled about half way in each leg, one end is open to the atmosphere and the other connected to the thing that your measuring the pressure of, as the pressure increases, the liquid in the leg att...
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You could use two Potential Indicators connected in parallel, These are actually ammeters measuring the current running through resistors with a known value, the resultant of this can be shown on a voltage scale using ohm's law. This method...
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I shold be cheaper and may be more definitive than X-ray diffraction. But it is an area of active research, I think.
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