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Why does alcohol in a thermometer rise?
Alcohol in a thermometer rises whenever the temperature of its surrounding increases. As the temperature increases, the heat causes the alcohol to expand ever so slightly, which shows up as an increase of height of the alcohol in the tube of the thermometer.
Why does a thermometer have alcohol inside it?
it does not stick the wall of thermometer it expand regularly
What are the disadvantages of a liquid thermometer?
risk of mercury poisoning
What are the disadvantages of liquid thermometer?
risk of Mercury poisoning
What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using alcohol in a thermometer?
The advantages are:They are cheap.They can be seen clearly as they are in red in color.They are thermomatric liquids.The disadvantages are:They wet the surface.They have less surface tension.They have less density.
Who invented the mercury and alcohol thermometers?
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer. Ferdinand II invented a thermometer using alcohol but it was very inaccurate.
What is the advantage and disadvantage of using alcohol in thermometer?
u don't have to flick the thermometer to reset the temperature reading when you use an alcohol based thermometer (unlike a mercury thermometer where you have to flick and flick and flick flick flick that thermometer for the mercury to be reset so that you can make an accurate reading) a disadvantage is that the alcohol thermometer is slightly less acurate The biggest advantage is that alcohol is not nearly as toxic as mercury, so that if the thermometer breaks, you won't be poisoned.
Why is temperature of boiling water cannot be measured using an alcohol thermometer?
Because the alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water.
What does alcohol in a thermometer rise in a result of?
The heat on the outside of the thermometer transfers to the glass which transfers to the alcohol making the alcohol expand making it rise
Why does alcohol in a thermometer rise?
Alcohol in a thermometer rises whenever the temperature of its surrounding increases. As the temperature increases, the heat causes the alcohol to expand ever so slightly, which shows up as an increase of height of the alcohol in the tube of the thermometer.
What are the disadvantages of using a water-in-glass thermometer to measure outside air temperature?
Well it won't work below freezing.
Why does a thermometer have alcohol inside it?
it does not stick the wall of thermometer it expand regularly
What liquids are used in thermometer?
Mercury and alcohol
Where can you get an alcohol thermometer?
in a drunken man
Why does the doctor dip the thermometer in a liquid before use?
it is alcohol to disinfect the thermometer
Why would you use alcohol thermometer rather then a mercury thermometer in the north pole?
because it would turn to ice and alcohol wouldn't
