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What makes mercury special that it can be used in a thermometer?
Mercury is a heavy metal also known as QUICKSILVER it is special because it is in a form of liquid
What makes mercury so special it can be used in a thermometer?
Mercury is a heavy metal also known as QUICKSILVER it is special because it is in a form of liquid
How can Mercury be used as a liquid in a thermometer?
it is used in liquid form as in room temperature the mercury is in liquid
What two or three uses of mercury the special liquid?
it is used in thermometers(sorry if i spelled thermometers wrong)
Which liquid is used in thermometers along with mercury?
What is the new liquid used in athermometer than mercury?
What makes mercury so special that it can be used in a thermometer?
Mercury is an element that remains liquid across a wide range of temperatures, and has a very consistent rate of expansion when heated. This provides extremely accurate temperature readings.
Why is mercury a special metal and where is it used?
It's a liquid at room temperature is the main reason that it's special. It used to be used in thermometers but since they broke all the time and mercury is posion to humans in large ammounts and doesn't leave the body they are no longer made.
What is so special about bromine and mercury?
the liquid has to be at room temperature.
What is liquid metal was used in thermometersr?
Mercury is a liquid metal used in thermometers. However, it becomes a solid at -37.9 F and it can cause mercury poisoning if ingested or inhaled. Therefore, most theremometers use ethyl-alcohol or a plastic strip covered with liquid crystals (called a liquid crystal thermometer).
What liquid metal is most commonly used in thermometer?
The liquid metal in many thermometer is mercury (Hg).
The liquid most commonly used in a thermometer is either mercury or?
The liquid commonly used in a thermometer is mercury or COLOURED ALCOHOL.
Why is mercury a special metal?
It is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
