In the medical field, thermomaters are used to take the temperature, which can signal if you have an infection(body warms up from white blood cells fighting the infection), and many other uses
You use them in thermometers.
it is used in thermometers(sorry if i spelled thermometers wrong)
The three main types of thermometers are liquid-in-glass thermometers, digital thermometers, and infrared thermometers. Liquid-in-glass thermometers use a liquid like mercury or alcohol to measure temperature, digital thermometers provide a numeric temperature reading, and infrared thermometers measure temperature from a distance using infrared technology.
They're thermometers..... So.... They do the exact same things as normal thermometers, except the temperature comes out on a small, digital screen. -.-
it is used in thermometers and in heat meters
mercury is used in thermometers
Infrared thermometers are primarily used in the kitchen, for measuring the temperatures of hot liquids and solids. A good writeup on infrared thermometers and its method of working is on http://www.allqa.com/IR.html.There are some industrial applications as well.
There are a few main types of thermometers in health: tympanic - goes into your ear oral/sublingual - mouth recual - inserted into the anus auxillar - under the arm laser / tape - across the forehead. these are all used to measure a persons tempersture
you will allways see mercury in conventional thermometers.
Checking the temperature of any liquid
Historical, both thermometers and barometers have used mercury.
There are generally two main types of thermometers: digital thermometers and analog (mercury or alcohol) thermometers. Each type serves different purposes and has its own advantages and disadvantages.