It is difficult to cook rice in an open vessel by boiling it at high altitudes because of

Check whether the following statements are True or False:
$(a)$ The equation to convert Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit is $t^{\circ}F = \frac{5}{9}t^{\circ}C + 32$.
$(b)$ For an ideal gas,absolute zero temperature is $273.15^{\circ}C$.
$(c)$ The volume of water is maximum at $4^{\circ}C$.
$(d)$ The temperature gradient is negative if a cube block is heated at the cold end and heat transfers to the hot end.

$A$ Centigrade and a Fahrenheit thermometer are dipped in boiling water. The water temperature is lowered until the Fahrenheit thermometer registers $140\,^{\circ}F$. What is the fall in temperature as registered by the centigrade thermometer?

$A$ thermoelectric thermometer is based on:

At what temperature is the density of water maximum? Provide the value in $^\circ C$, $^\circ F$, and $K$.

$A$ thermometer graduated according to a linear scale reads a value $x_0$ when in contact with boiling water,and $x_0/3$ when in contact with ice. What is the temperature of an object in ${}^oC$,if this thermometer in contact with the object reads $x_0/2$?