Normal mercury thermometer can be used to measure a temperature of about 300C. However, its maximum temperature measurement range can be increased upto about 500C by__________________?

A. Increasing the diameter of the tube

B. Using steel tube in place of glass tube

C. Filling nitrogen under pressure in the stem

D. Accounting for the tube expansion

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