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What liquid used to be in 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.
What liquid metal was commonly used in thermometer?
We still use colored alcohol for our liquid in everyday thermometers.
Why use Mercury in thermometers?
Thermometers used to have Mercury in them because it is very temperature reactive and a liquid across most temperatures measured in everyday life. However, this practice has been discontinued due to the health risks associated with contact with mercury from broken thermometers; most analog thermometers today use colored ethanol as the measuring fluid.
Why mercury is used in making thermometers?
It was used because it is a liquid that expands and contracts to a usable degree when heated or cooled.
What liquid used to be in thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid metal was most commonly used in thermometers?
mercury
What liquid mental is used for thermometers?
Mercury is used in thermometers.
What is liquid metal was used in thermometersr?
Mercury is a liquid metal used in thermometers. However, it becomes a solid at -37.9 F and it can cause mercury poisoning if ingested or inhaled. Therefore, most theremometers use ethyl-alcohol or a plastic strip covered with liquid crystals (called a liquid crystal thermometer).
What liquid meatal is used in thermometers?
Mercury
Liquid metal that was used in thermometers?
Mercury!
What liquid element is used in thermometers.?
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
What chemical is used in thermometers?
For non-electronic thermometers , you will either see a red liquid or a silver liquid. The 'Red liquid' is a coloured alcohol. The 'Silver liquid' is mercury.
What element is liquid metal used in the thermometers?
mercury
Which liquid is used in thermometers along with mercury?
What is the new liquid used in athermometer than mercury?
What liquid is used in some thermometers?
Achohol, usually. Older thermometers use mercury, but that is too dangerous.
What dangerous liquid used in thermometers?
Mercury would be the dangerous liquid used in thermometers. Many modern thermometers are made without mercury for safety reasons, but if a thermometer breaks and you're not sure, it's better to be careful with the cleanup.
