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The function of a Mercury thermometer?
to tell old people that have a mercury thermometer what the temperature is
Why does the Mercury in a thermometer appear red?
If the liquid in a thermometer is red it is not mercury, it is alchohol which has been colouired.
What is the most dangerous thermometer if it breaks?
Any thermometer with mercury in it.
What is the diffrerence between digital thermometer and mercury thermometer?
Digital thremometer is shows digit and run by electric or cells mercury thermometer is shows mercury up and down. when temperature low and down.
What is constant in mercury- in- glass thermometer?
volume of the mercury
Would ethanol be better than mercury for an outdoor thermometer in the arctic?
Ethanol would be better because it has a smaller range.
What are the materials in a thermometer?
For a classic thermometer: glass and mercury, colored ethanol or another liquid.
What is the red stuff in a thermometer?
Ethanol (Ethyl alcohol) with a red dye in it. A thermometer with a silvery expanding liquid is Mercury.
Why is alcohol found in the school's thermometer instead of mercury?
Because the thermal expansion is higher from alcohol (ethanol) and then it's more precise.
Why should not use water in the thermometer?
One of the problems with water in a thermometer is the effect of capillary action - the column of water tends to "stick" to the sides of the thermometer and create a U-shaped surface at the top. This makes it very difficult to read the thermometer. Previously mercury was considered to be a good medium for thermometers, but this has been discontinued due to the health risks from a broken mercury thermometer; the current medium in thermometers is dyed ethanol or methanol.
The function of a Mercury thermometer?
to tell old people that have a mercury thermometer what the temperature is
What is Mercury thermometer use to measure?
A mercury thermometer is used to measure temperature.
Mention any two points of difference between a clinical thermometer and an ordinary mercury thermometer?
A clinical thermometer will offer more precise calibrated readings than a mercury thermometer. The range of measurable temperature differs between a clinical and a mercury thermometer with the mercury thermometer having the wider range.
What is the name of the liquid in a thermometer?
The red liquid in a liquid-in-glass thermometer is mineral spirits or ethanol alcohol mixed with red dye. A grey or silver liquid inside the thermometer is mercury. Mercury thermometers are not used anymore due to the dangers associated with mercury.
What are the two most commonly found in liquid-in-glass thermometers?
if you mean what are the two most commonly found liquids in a liquid-and-glass thermometer then the answer is mercury and alcohol :) hope this helps
Who invented the modern mercury thermometer and when?
The mercury thermometer was invented Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714.
When a mercury-based thermometer is invented?
The mercury thermometer was invented Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714.
