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What will happen to the liquid of the thermometer of you hold the bulb between your thumb and your first finger?
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∙ 13y ago
It will implode and create a black hole.
not really, it'll just measure the heat..
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What happen to the liquid in the thermometer when it is heated?
it expands
What happen to the liquid in a thermometer when it gets warm?
The liquid expand from heat. We use these expansion to indicate temperature. Common thermometer liquid is Mercury and alcohol.
Thermometer is better than finger for assesing temperature in liquid why?
Because your finger doesn't give you a number for temperature. And also, if the liquid is quite warm, it can burn your finger obviously. The thermometer on the other hand is made to deal with extreme temperatures, unlike your finger. It gives a precise, almost accurate reading of the temperature.
What is the different between clinical thermometer and liquid in glass thermometer?
a lab thermometer did not have a constriction as compared to clinical thermometer. it have a wide range of measurement and usually contains alcohol
What does the sensitivity of thermometer depends on?
The difference between the coefficients of thermal expansion of the liquid in the thermometer bulb and the material of the bulb.
What is the liquid in thermometer's called?
Mercury the liquid inside thermometer is mercury.. but it is called thermometric liquid.
What causes the liquid to move in a thermometer?
When the liquid in the thermometer gets warmer it expands.
What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
Which device has a liquid in glass components?
thermometer
Similarities between a liquid thermometer and a lab thermometer?
they both messure tempatures
How does a glass thermometer works?
As the liquid in the thermometer is heated it expands, and the only way the expanding liquid can go is upward. As the liquid in the thermometer cools, it will contract, and the liquid will fall back down into the resevoir, causing the column of liquid to move downward.
Why does the liquid expand in a thermometer when it gets hotter?
In a thermometer is a liquid metal called Mercury, so the liquid expands when it is heated up.
