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What is used in thermometers now instead of mercury?
Alcohol
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.
Why alcohol used in laboratory thermometers instead of mercury?
mercury is toxic but alcohol is not and alcohol is cheaper than mercury
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.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 alcohol used instead of mercury in modern thermometers?
Because mercury is toxic, poisonous while alcohol is fairly harmless.
What is used in thermometers now instead of mercury?
Alcohol
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 is the name of the solution that can conduct electricity?
how about water, or Mercury as used in thermometers. both conductive.
Before mercury what was used to fill thermometers?
Water was initially used and later on alcohol was used.
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.
What liquid mental is used for thermometers?
Mercury is used in thermometers.
Why alcohol used in laboratory thermometers instead of mercury?
mercury is toxic but alcohol is not and alcohol is cheaper than mercury
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.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
Why alcohol used instead of mercury in modern thermometers?
Because mercury is toxic, poisonous while alcohol is fairly harmless.
Why water is not used in place of mercury in thermometers?
For a start, water freezes at zero degrees, making it inappropriate for lower temperatures.
Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
