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What is used in thermometers now instead of mercury?
Alcohol
Why alcohol used in laboratory thermometers instead of mercury?
mercury is toxic but alcohol is not and alcohol is cheaper than mercury
Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
Why alcohol used instead of mercury in modern thermometers?
Because mercury is toxic, poisonous while alcohol is fairly harmless.
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.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 is used in thermometers now instead of mercury?
Alcohol
Why alcohol used in laboratory thermometers instead of mercury?
mercury is toxic but alcohol is not and alcohol is cheaper than mercury
Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
Why is Mercury used in thermometers instead of alcohol?
Mercury thermometers have advantages over alcohol thermometers. The liquid is visible making the results easy to read. It expands at a regular interval. It measures temperature quickly and accurately.
Why alcohol used instead of mercury in modern thermometers?
Because mercury is toxic, poisonous while alcohol is fairly harmless.
What liquid mental is used for thermometers?
Mercury is used in thermometers.
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 was Mercury used for?
mercury was used for thermometers and baramoters
What liquid used to be in thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.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 chemical element is used in thermometers?
the element used in termometers is Mercury.
Where is mercury used?
in thermometers.
