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What is the liquid in a thermometer?
It can range from mercury to alcohol it depends on the manufacturer.
Why is temperature of boiling water cannot be measured using an alcohol thermometer?
Because the alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water.
Are alcohol thermometers better than mercury thermometers?
They both have advantages and disadvantages: A mercury-in-glass thermometer can measure high temperature (up to 357 0C, the boiling point of mercury; and its freezing point is -39 0C). An alcohol-in-glass thermometer can measure low temperature (down to -115 0C, the freezing point of alcohol; and its boiling point is 78 0C.) A mercury-in-glass thermometer can quickly response to temperature, while an alcohol-in-glass thermometer can only slowly response to temperature. However, mercury is poisonous and alcohol is NOT poisonous. Also mercury thermometers are not allowed on aircraft.
What happen to the liquid in a thermometer when it gets warm?
The liquid expand from heat. We use these expansion to indicate temperature. Common thermometer liquid is Mercury and alcohol.
Is it a solid liquid or gas found in a thermometer?
Actually anything that won't freeze or boil at the operating range of the thermometer. The most common are mercury and alcohol.
What is the temperature range on a thermometer?
It depends on the thermometer.
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.
Can you use a clinical thermometer to measure the temperature of a candle flame?
No The temperature of the candle flame is out of the temperature range of the clinical thermometer.
What is the range of an alcohol thermometer?
-117 to 78 degree centigrade
What is the liquid in a thermometer?
It can range from mercury to alcohol it depends on the manufacturer.
What is the temperature range of 6s thermometer?
It is from -50 to 70
Why is temperature of boiling water cannot be measured using an alcohol thermometer?
Because the alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water.
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 is the different between clinical thermometer and liquid in glass thermometer?
a lab thermometer did not have a constriction as compared to clinical thermometer. it have a wide range of measurement and usually contains alcohol
What is the temperature range of gas thermometer in celsius?
-183 to 100
What is the temperature range of the mercury -in- glass thermometer?
Range is30 Degrees to 120 Degrees
What is the temperature range of the mercury in glass thermometer?
Range is30 Degrees to 120 Degrees
