If glass expanded more than mercury, then the column of mercury in a mercury thermometer would fall when the temperature
A)increases.
B)decreases.
C)neither of these

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When the temperature increases, both the glass and mercury in the thermometer expand, but if the glass were to expand more than the mercury, the overall volume of the thermometer would increase causing the column of mercury to fall.

If Glass Expanded More Than Mercury, Then the Column of Mercury