the element Mercury is a silver liquid at room temperature. It has been used in some oral thermometers. It is used to make amalgam dental fillings. It is a toxic heavy metal, and can cause neurological damage when ingested in quantity.
You can and many people do.
Hg is the chemical symbol for mercury
Alcohol (brightly coloured to make it more visible in the tube) is a common alternative to the use of mercury in thermometers.
i think its for effective conduction .
Mercury and alcohol [liquid elements]
You can and many people do.
Mercury was commonly used in thermometers and barometers. However, because it is poisonous, people are trying to use it in less things now.
Mercury was commonly used in thermometers and barometers. However, because it is poisonous, people are trying to use it in less things now.
Mercury vapors are toxic for people but it's widely used in everyday life (thermometers) and in science too. Also people use it in chemistry because it's very well understood.
Mercury is Toxic.
Nobody has visited mercury.
When mercury filled thermometers break, the mercury is released. Mercury is toxic to people, pets and the environment. There is a long history of mercury from broken thermometers and other medical devices being improperly dealt with, or even ignored. Since there are adequate replacements for mercury thermometers, OSHA, EPA, AMA and others discourage the use of mercury thermometers and encourage their replacement with thermometers using other technologies.
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Yes. They use it to preserve the shots, but they don't have to use mercury, they just use it to save money.
If you were on Mercury, the Sun would be huge!
Well most people use the melting point of mercury as an atvantage in their thermace stat.