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What planet is found in thermometers?
Mercury
Why don't thermometers use Mercury?
Mercury is Toxic.
A use for the element mercury?
thermometers
Is there mercury in thermometers today?
Most modern thermometers no longer use mercury due to its toxicity. Instead, digital thermometers, infrared thermometers, and other types of thermometer technology that do not contain mercury are widely available and recommended for safer use.
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.
Why do OSHA and EPA and the AMA all discourage the use of mercury filled clinical thermometers?
When mercury filled thermometers break, the mercury is released. Mercury is toxic to people, pets and the environment. There is a long history of mercury from broken thermometers and other medical devices being improperly dealt with, or even ignored. Since there are adequate replacements for mercury thermometers, OSHA, EPA, AMA and others discourage the use of mercury thermometers and encourage their replacement with thermometers using other technologies.
What is a god a planet and measures heat?
Mercury is:the name of a God in the ancient Roman pantheonthe name of the planet closest to the suna component in a thermometer - if you consider a mercury thermometer.But mercury thermometers are being phased out because of the potential health hazards from mercury released from broken and discarded thermometers.
Why must mercury be used in thermometers?
It must not. Mercury is very toxic. It's safer to use colored alcohol in thermometers.
Two kinds of thermometer?
Two common types of thermometers are digital thermometers and mercury thermometers. Digital thermometers use electronic sensors to measure temperature and display it on a screen, while mercury thermometers contain mercury that expands or contracts with temperature changes. Mercury thermometers are being phased out due to environmental concerns over mercury exposure.
How are mercury thermometers used today?
Mercury thermometers are still used in some industrial applications and laboratories due to their accuracy and ability to measure high temperatures. However, their use is declining due to the potential health and environmental risks associated with mercury exposure. In many situations, digital thermometers or other types of non-mercury thermometers are used instead.
What do they use instead of mercury thermometer?
Digital thermometers, infrared thermometers, and alcohol or galinstan thermometers are commonly used as alternatives to mercury thermometers due to the environmental and health risks associated with mercury.
What type of liquid do you use in a thermometer?
Typically, thermometers use either mercury or alcohol as the liquid inside the glass tube to measure temperature. Mercury thermometers are being phased out due to the toxicity of mercury, with alcohol thermometers being a safer alternative.
