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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 is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
Can mercury and alcohol mixed to become a thermometer?
Mercury and alcohol are not the thermometers but the liquids found in the thermometer they have different properties that make them uniqe for example alcohol is safe while mercury is poisonous,alcohol does not expand uniformly but has great expansion while mercury expands uniformly and has low expansion,alcohol is cheap while mercury is expensive,alcohol wets the glass while mercury does not.so alcohol can not combine to form a thermometer simply because they are the liquids found in it and not the thermometer itself.
What is the range of alcohol thermometer?
The alcohol thermometer is used to measure temperatures from negative 115 degrees Celsius to 785 degrees Celsius. It measures the freezing point and boiling point of alcohol.
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 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 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
Can alcohol be used in a thermometer?
Yes, it can and you can purchase thermometers which use alcohol.
If you dip a thermometer into alcohol does it contaminate the entire bottle of alcohol?
Depends upon what is on the thermometer in the first instance. Yes, alcohol is a great solvent and will usually absorb everything that is on the thermometer - so the whole bottle will then be "contaminated." That is why it is Not a good proceedure to follow.
Is the alcohol in a thermometer poisonous?
Alcohol is not the liquid in a candy thermometer. It is a proprietary mixture of chemicals. it is poisonous. Some of them now contain substances such as toluene.
What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
