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Why does mercury level goes down for a very short time when a mercury-in glass thermometer is placed in hot water?
The exterior of the bulb of the thermometer expands first, resulting in the mercury level to go down. After that the mercury in the bulb expands more than the glass bulb, resulting in the subsequent rise of the mercury level.
Why is mercury used in a thermometer?
It can easily be seen, it expands quickly, it does not stick on the glass, it can easily be seen
Why the mercury can not rise in a lab thermometer if there is air in the glass tube?
Because the pressure of air may be greater than the pressure of the ascending mercury.
What is a thin glass tube with bulb on one end that contains a liquid?
Thermometer. They contain Mercury which is a metal.
Why it is safer to use a plastic strip thermometer than a glass thermometer?
Because a glass thermometer has a liquid inside (alcohol or mercury), that can poison you if it brakes.
Which thermometer is a greater health hazard if it breaks Is it the mercury in glass or alcohol in glass thermometer?
Mercury is poisonous.
What is constant in mercury- in- glass thermometer?
volume of the mercury
What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
Who element used of the glass tube of clinical thermometer to measure thermometer?
mercury
Who invented Mercury-in-glass thermometer?
German physicist Daniel gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury-in-glass thermometer
What is the signal conditioner of mercury-in-glass thermometer?
The capillary tube of the thermometer ( in case of a mecury thermometer).
What is the sensor in mercury in glass thermometer?
Temperature Sensor
Is the external bulb of a thermometer also made of mercury?
The red liquid in a thermometer is Mercury, which is usually encased in a glass tube
What is the sSensor in Mercury-in-glass thermometer?
The sensor is just the mercury, a liquid metal.
What are the materials in a thermometer?
For a classic thermometer: glass and mercury, colored ethanol or another liquid.
What is the mode of operation of mercury in glass thermometer?
"thermal expansion"
What is inside the glass tube from a thermometer?
either mercury or alcohol
