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It can't.
If you're talking about the red liquid in some thermometers ... that's not Mercury, that's probably alcohol with a little red dye added.
If you're talking about mercury compounds like cinnabar, that's just the way the electronic structure works out. It's too complicated to explain in a couple of paragraphs. Take a senior-level college course in advanced inorganic chemistry and you might begin to understand this.
If you're talking about the urban legend of the explosive "red mercury", it doesn't actually exist.
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What chemical is used in thermometers?
For non-electronic thermometers , you will either see a red liquid or a silver liquid. The 'Red liquid' is a coloured alcohol. The 'Silver liquid' is mercury.
What is the coloured liquid used in thermometers?
Some times red coloured liquid is used but mostly gray coloured liquid is used.
What is the coloured substance used in thermometer?
Mercury
Is silver chloride coloured compound?
Silver chloride is a white precipitate.
Why does silver coloured material help when ironing?
because silver absorbs smoke
Where would you find the element mercury?
It's the red thing in thermometers. [wrong I'm sorry.] the red thread in a thermometer is coloured alcohol. If the thread is mercury, then it will be silver-coloured.
What chemical is used in thermometers?
For non-electronic thermometers , you will either see a red liquid or a silver liquid. The 'Red liquid' is a coloured alcohol. The 'Silver liquid' is mercury.
What color is mercurey?
Mercury is a silver coloured substance.
What is the appearance of the element Mercury?
At room temperature, mercury is silver-coloured, metallic and liquid.
What is the flame color of the element Mercury?
the color of mercury is gray it has no color
What is the most popular coloured car?
Most are Silver or Black or Red. I have a White car. UNUSUAL!!!
What liquid is inside thermometers?
If the liquid is silver, it is liquid mercury (Hg). If the liquid is red, it is coloured ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH).
How do you change red mercury powder into red mercury liquid?
Silver mercury cn be converted into red mercury with the help of some herbles so its true,Next AnswerMost online sources say there is no such thing as red mercury and its claimed existence is attributed to a hoax.
What do you call the thermometers with the red stuff in it?
Mercury is a silver-white to dim substance. In the event that your thermometer is loaded up with a red fluid, your thermometer contains red colored liquor or mineral spirits and not mercury.
What is the red stuff in meat thermometers?
The red stuff in most thermometers is alcohol. The silver stuff is Mercury.
Is mercury red in thermometers?
The planet Mercury is grey, similar in colour and general appearance to our moon. Red Mercury is a chemical made of Iodine and Mercury. It was used as a medicine a long time ago before people realised it was actually poisonous. It is either in the form Mercury(I) iodide or Mercury(II) iodide.
How do you make Mercury to be in a silver - tan colour?
You mix pink red orange
