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What liquid element is used in thermometers.?
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
What are the pros of living on mercury?
Mercury is the only metal which is a liquid at room temperature.One pro is that it conducts electricity well and is often used for electrical switches.It is also used for refining gold.One major con is that it is toxic. It is most dangerous when it is airborne.
What is in a thermometer besides Mercury?
There is nothing else in a mercury thermometer. However, some similar (glass tube-type) thermometers contain alcohol instead of mercury. Ray
Why did they change the liquid in the thermometers?
A thermometer (from the Greek θερμός (thermo) meaning "warm" and meter, "to measure") is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. A thermometer has two important elements: the temperature sensor (e.g. the bulb on a mercury thermometer) in which some physical change occurs with temperature, plus some means of converting this physical change into a value (e.g. the scale on a mercury thermometer). Thermometers increasingly use electronic means to provide a digital display or input to a computer.
What contains Mercury?
Some batteries, although I don't think they put Mercury in it anymore. Power saving lamps and much much more. You should look it up on google!!
Is Mercury used in thermometers?
In normal and some medical thermometers Mercury is used. That is why you may want to consider using electric thermometers which are more commonly used. They use no mercury.
Is there mercury in thermometers today?
In ordinary bulb thermometers, yes.
Can you find mercury in thermometers?
Yes, in some of them.
What is some of the uses of Mercury?
Mercury has many uses but the first one that comes to mind, is the use for this metal in thermometers. Mercury is, to my knowledge, the only metal that can be a liquid at room temperature. This metal is also used in making other instruments such as barometers.
What are some of the disadvantages of using mercury in barometers?
Mercury is toxic, so you have to be careful not to spill itMercury changes volume/density with temperature (which mercury thermometers rely on) so you have to correct for this when reading them.
Is there mercury in pool thermometers?
Not all pool thermometers have mercury in them. Some types do, but those that use digital or laser technology most likely do not.
What liquid is used in some thermometers?
Achohol, usually. Older thermometers use mercury, but that is too dangerous.
What liquid element is used in thermometers.?
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
What are some every day uses for mercury?
You use them in thermometers.
What is the liquid in a thermomether called?
Some thermometers use mercury, in these the liquid is silvery. Some thermometers use a red dyed alcohol solutioin.
Does an instant thermometer used for cooking contain mercury?
No, most instanst thermometers used for cooking are digital and therefore don't contain mercury. There may be some older style thermometers that do contain mercury.
What metals is used in thermometers?
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