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What metal element is used to make thermometers?
Mercury is the metal element traditionally used in thermometers due to its ability to expand and contract uniformly with changes in temperature. However, due to its toxicity, mercury thermometers are being phased out in favor of digital alternatives.
What element is a silver liquid used in themometers?
Mercury. It isn't used much these days in thermometers these days as it is very toxic.
What instrument measures temperature outside?
A thermometer measures temperature, indoor or outdoor.
What are some uses for the metal Mercury?
Some mercury is used in flourescent lamps, including CFLs. Many streetlights use mercury-vapor lamps. Many dentists still use mercury-silver amalgam to fill teeth. In the past it has been used in thermometer's or a means of closing circuits such as thermostats and tilt sensors. I am trying to help find a way to super-cool mercury to create a super-fluid that will power an anti-gravity electromagnetic torus. The problem is that mercury freezes solid it needs an anti freeze solution.
What is the main purpose for mercury?
Mercury is primarily used in electrical switches and relays, thermometers, barometers, and fluorescent lights. It is also used in the production of industrial chemicals like caustic soda and chlorine.
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.
What was used in thermometers in 1600 instead of mercury?
Before the use of mercury, alcohol (usually ethanol or dyed spirits) was commonly used in thermometers. Alcohol thermometers were popular because alcohol has a lower freezing point than mercury, making them suitable for a wider range of temperatures.
Where is mercury used?
in thermometers.
What element is liquid metal used in the thermometers?
Mercury is the element commonly used in liquid-in-glass thermometers.
Why are digital thermometers used these days?
Digital thermometers have replaced mercury thermometers because mercury is toxic. [Personal commentary: digital thermometers are not accurate and mercury thermometers are so how many people are being harmed by not knowing their temperature versus how many would be harmed by the mercury if accurate thermometers were still used?]
What are the important uses of Mercury?
mercury is used in thermometers
How are mercury thermometers used today?
Mercury thermometers are still used in some industrial applications and laboratories due to their accuracy and ability to measure high temperatures. However, their use is declining due to the potential health and environmental risks associated with mercury exposure. In many situations, digital thermometers or other types of non-mercury thermometers are used instead.
Where does the mercury in a thermometer come from?
Mercury used in thermometers is typically obtained through mining of cinnabar ore, which is predominantly found in Spain, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Algeria. The mercury is then extracted and processed to remove impurities before being used in the production of thermometers.
An element used in thermometers?
Mercury.
