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As the liquid in the thermometer is heated it expands, and the only way the expanding liquid can go is upward. As the liquid in the thermometer cools, it will contract, and the liquid will fall back down into the resevoir, causing the column of liquid to move downward.
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What is a glass bulb of a thermometer?
thermometer
What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
Why are the thermometers called liquid in glass thermometers?
A so-called "glass" thermometer has a small bore-hole in the center of the glass that has some liquid in it. It's the activity of the liquid in the narrow hole that makes the thermometer a thermometer.
What is the signal conditioner of mercury-in-glass thermometer?
The capillary tube of the thermometer ( in case of a mecury thermometer).
Which device has liquid in glass components?
thermometer
How a liquid in glass thermometer works?
the heat makes it expand you see
What is a glass bulb of a thermometer?
thermometer
What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
Which device has a liquid in glass components?
thermometer
Which thermometer is a greater health hazard if it breaks Is it the mercury in glass or alcohol in glass thermometer?
Mercury is poisonous.
How does Mercury work?
Temperature affects the amount the mercury is spread out. Heat causes most liquids to expand, which is how a thermometer works. As heat around the glass protecting the mercury of the thermometer rises, the mercury expands and covers more room in the thermometer.
Why are the thermometers called liquid in glass thermometers?
A so-called "glass" thermometer has a small bore-hole in the center of the glass that has some liquid in it. It's the activity of the liquid in the narrow hole that makes the thermometer a thermometer.
What is the signal conditioner of mercury-in-glass thermometer?
The capillary tube of the thermometer ( in case of a mecury thermometer).
Who element used of the glass tube of clinical thermometer to measure thermometer?
mercury
Explain how an ordinary glass fever thermometer is designed?
By using glass.
What are the materials in a thermometer?
For a classic thermometer: glass and mercury, colored ethanol or another liquid.
What instrument measures boiling point?
You need a thermometer.
