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What chemical element is used in thermometers?
the element used in termometers is Mercury.
Why is mercury used in clinical thermometer and not laboratory thermometer?
Mercury is no longer used much in thermometers due to the poisonous compounds that it forms. When I grew up, in Chemistry at school and at the doctors there were mercury thermometers and alcohol thermometers.
What is some of the uses of Mercury?
Mercury has many uses but the first one that comes to mind, is the use for this metal in thermometers. Mercury is, to my knowledge, the only metal that can be a liquid at room temperature. This metal is also used in making other instruments such as barometers.
What element is liquid metal used in the thermometers?
mercury
Why is Mercury used in thermometers instead of alcohol?
Mercury thermometers have advantages over alcohol thermometers. The liquid is visible making the results easy to read. It expands at a regular interval. It measures temperature quickly and accurately.
What chemical element is used in thermometers?
the element used in termometers is Mercury.
Mercury's chemical composition is?
it is made up of mercury the stuff that used to be in thermometers
Which highly toxic element was traditionally used in thermometers?
This chemical element is mercury.
What liquid mental is used for thermometers?
Mercury is used in thermometers.
How are mercury thermometers used today?
Mercury thermometers are rarely used, except in lab thermometers. For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.
What are strip thermometers?
the thermometers which are used to find your temperature
Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
Is Mercury used in thermometers?
In normal and some medical thermometers Mercury is used. That is why you may want to consider using electric thermometers which are more commonly used. They use no mercury.
Who buys mercury chemical?
Person who make thermometers and viewing mirrors.
What liquid used to be in thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid used to be in most thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid element is used in thermometers.?
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
