Chemistry A-Level
thermometer at the side arm
What thermometer at the side arm means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The thermometer bulb sits level with the side arm, where the vapour leaves, so it reads the temperature of the vapour being condensed rather than of the liquid.
Topics that use thermometer at the side arm
- Elimination (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- carbocation intermediate
- competing reactions
- condenser water direction
- dehydration of alcohols
- drying and washing the product
- elimination of water
- elimination to an alkene
- Functional group
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