Answer:
The length of the Mercury column of thermometer at ice point is 20mm and 220mm at steam point . when the same Thermometer is placed in contact with another body ,it reads 5°c.what will the length of the Mercury column at the temperature?
Answer:

Explanation:
using the law of the conservation of energy:


where K is the spring constant, x is the spring compression, N is the normal force of the block,
is the coefficiet of kinetic friction and d is the distance.
Also, by laws of newton, N is calculated by:
N = mg
N = 3.35 kg * 9.81 m/s
N = 32.8635
So, Replacing values on the first equation, we get:

solving for
:

Melting, of course. Just as how an ice cube melts to water.