Is mercury used in food thermometer?

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∙ 12y ago

Updated: 9/17/2019

In a Mercury thermometer, a glass tube is filled with mercury and a standard temperature scale is marked on the tube. With changes in temperature, the mercury expands and contracts, and the temperature can be read from the scale. Mercury thermometers can be used to determine body, liquid, and vapor temperature.

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What is Mercury thermometer use to measure?

A mercury thermometer is used to measure temperature.

What liquids are used in thermometer?

Mercury and alcohol

Why does Mercury in the the thermometer rise?

Mercury rises in a thermometer when the temperature increases because mercury expands as it heats up. This expansion of the mercury column inside the thermometer is used to measure the temperature of the surrounding environment.

Why can a mercury thermometer be used only at high temperatures?

A mercury thermometer can go down to -30 deg C

Who element used of the glass tube of clinical thermometer to measure thermometer?

mercury

How is mercury used in a thermometer?

toxic poison

What is the mercury called on a clinical thermometer?

The liquid in a clinical thermometer is called mercury. It is used to measure body temperature by expanding and rising within the thermometer.

Which thermometer has a greater health hazard if it breaks?

The mercury thermometer. Mercury affects the central nervous system if it is ingested in high enough quantities. Plus mercury bioaccumulates in the food chain.

Why does the mercury in the thermometer go up when the temperature is high?

In a mercury thermometer, the mercury expands when it is heated, causing it to rise in the thermometer's narrow tube. This increase in volume is a physical property of mercury known as thermal expansion. The height of the mercury column in the thermometer is then used to measure the temperature.

What color is the Mercury in a Mercury thermometer?

Mercury in a Mercury thermometer is typically silver in color.

What element is often used as the liquid of thermometer?

Mercury

What are the two liquid used in the thermometer?

iodine and Mercury

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