Q. A gas thermometer is more sensitive than a liquid thermometer because a gas__:
Answer: does not change state easily
Notes: Gas is easily compressed so it would have a more versatile range of measurement at least in our atmospheric conditions. Liquid is not so easily compressed, so, very little pressure via mass v/s gravity or heat would cause it to quickly jump between changes. A gas thermometer measures temperature by the variation in volume or pressure of a gas. One common apparatus is a constant volume thermometer. Gas thermometers are often used to calibrate other thermometers such as laboratory thermometer.

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