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It is not used to measure below -39°c and above 375°c

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Bulkiness and fragility are two of the disadvantages of using Mercury in a barometer.

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Doesn't work accurately upside down

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What are the Advantages and disadvantages of using a barometer?

An advantage of using a barometer is that you can measure air pressure.


What is a barometer with Mercury called?

A mercury barometer.


Types of Barometers?

anaeriod barometer and a mercury barometer


What is the physical quantity that can be determined using a mercury barometer?

grams


How can an aneroid barometer give reading in inches of mercury when it doesn't use any mercury?

Good question.Look at it like this if you had two barometers side by side, one a mercury barometer and the other a barometer that reacted to changes in air pressure using some bellows and a spring.Then, as the pressure changed you marked the second barometer positions and noted on the dial the inches reading from the mercury barometer, the second barometer measurement scale would mimic the real mercury barometer even though it did not actually use any mercury.


Why would a water barometer have to be 13.6 times taller than a mercury barometer?

A barometer using water,would need to be 13.6 times taller than a mercury barometer to obtain the same pressure difference. This is because mercury is 13.6 times more dense than water.


What are the Precautions for aneroid and mercury barometer?

Mercury barometer precaution


An aneroid barometer is different from a mercury barometer in that it does not contain?

Mercury


What type of barometer was invented first the aneroid or the mercury?

The first barometer that was invented was the MERCURY barometer. a mercury barometer consists of a glass tube open at the bottom end and partially filled with mercury. (:


What is the difference between how air pressure is indicated in a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer?

Usually no difference at all. They can both move a pointer around a circular scale. The scale can be calibrated in both Inches of Mercury (InHg) or Millbars (Mb). An aneroid system can lend itself more easily to a digital display.


What does a barometer has in it?

barometer has mercury inside it .


Which statement accurately describes a difference between a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer?

One statement to accurately describe a difference between a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer is that a mercury barometer is a closed tube containing mercury. An aneroid barometer is a closed, flexible container of gas.