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A constant volume air thermometer works on

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A constant volume air thermometer works on
  1. Pascal law
  2. Charles law
  3. Boyles law
  4. Archimedes principle

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - Charles law
A constant volume gas thermometer uses the variation of gas pressure with temperature at fixed volume (P∝TP \propto T), the pressure form of Charles's (Gay-Lussac's) law. Boyle's law needs constant temperature; Pascal and Archimedes are unrelated.

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