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a student places a thermometer in hot water during a lab and the column of fluid inside the thermometer rises to 90 ° celsius. what causes the change in the thermometers' readings?
a) entropy causes fluid in the thermometer to crystalize and expand.
b) the hot water acts as a catalyst causing a chemical reaction in the thermometer.
c) radiation from the water causes fluid in the thermometer's bulb to push the fluid in the column higher .
d) the heat of the water causes molecules in the thermometer's fluid to move faster, spread apart, and rise in the thermometer's column.