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Q: What mineral is used to make thermometers?
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What mineral is liquid at room temperature and is used in thermometers?

Mercury


What material is used to make thermometers?

glass


What metal is used to make thermometers?

Glass and mercury


What liquid mental is used for thermometers?

Mercury is used in thermometers.


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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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.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?

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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.