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What material is used for thermometer?
Mercury is used in thermometers. The mercury is the red substance in the thermometer that rises when you put it in your mouth.
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.
Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
Why clinical thermometers are used to measure the temperature of boiling water?
Clinical thermometers are not used to measure the temperature of boiling water! They have a range of about 35oC to 43oC and they will explode at a temperature of about 100oC! Ordinary laboratory thermometers are used.
What are mercury thermometers used to measure?
Thermometers of any kind measure one thing: temperature.
What mineral is used to make thermometers?
mercury
What material is used for thermometer?
Mercury is used in thermometers. The mercury is the red substance in the thermometer that rises when you put it in your mouth.
What metal is used to make thermometers?
Glass and mercury
What liquid mental is used for thermometers?
Mercury is used in thermometers.
Different types of thermometers and their uses with pictures?
There are several types of thermometers. Clinical thermometers are used to measure the body temperature of the patient. Ear Thermometers make it an accurate point to measure the body temperature. Pacifier thermometers are used to check the body temperature of babies or infants. Underarm thermometers are kept in the underarms to measure the body temperature. Not to mention the food thermometers that are often used for checking the heat of the oil or pop up to let you know when the meat is done.
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.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
What element is used in most thermometers?
Mercury used to be a popular element for thermometers, but I think it's illegal to make a mercury thermometer because if you break one you have a hazardous situation on your hands. Today thermometers that contain liquid, almost always contain alcohol.
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.
What is common in fishes and thermometers?
Mercury is common in both fish and thermometers. Although nowadays they make thermometers without mercury in them.
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.
