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A thermometer is constructed by filling a small glass tube with a liquid that expands linearly with temperature. The thermometer is then calibrated at 0 \circ C and 100 \circ C, and the scale evenly divided between the two values. Unfortunately a manufacturing defect results in the middle one-third of the tube being narrower, otherwise the tube has uniform diameter. For what range of temperatures is the reading accurate?  A thermometer is constructed by filling a small glass tube with a liquid that expands linearly with temperature. The thermometer is then calibrated at 0<sup> \circ </sup>C and 100<sup> \circ </sup>C, and the scale evenly divided between the two values. Unfortunately a manufacturing defect results in the middle one-third of the tube being narrower, otherwise the tube has uniform diameter. For what range of temperatures is the reading accurate?   A)  0<sup> \circ </sup>C to 33<sup> \circ </sup>C B)  0<sup> \circ </sup>C and 67<sup> \circ </sup>C C)  0<sup> \circ </sup>C to 33<sup> \circ </sup>C and 67<sup> \circ </sup>C to 100<sup> \circ </sup>C D)  67<sup> \circ </sup>C to 100<sup> \circ </sup>C E)  At no point does this thermometer gives the right reading except at 0<sup> \circ </sup>C and 100<sup> \circ </sup>C.


A) 0 \circ C to 33 \circ C
B) 0 \circ C and 67 \circ C
C) 0 \circ C to 33 \circ C and 67 \circ C to 100 \circ C
D) 67 \circ C to 100 \circ C
E) At no point does this thermometer gives the right reading except at 0 \circ C and 100 \circ C.

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