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What was the first liquid used in a thermometer?
The first thermometer was a tube filled with water and air.
What can mercury do?
Mercury can Kill you if you consume it. Mercury used to be used in thermometrs.
What order is Mercury from the Sun?
Mercury is first from the sun
Why is only Mercury used in polarography?
Why is only mercury used in polarography
Who and when discovered Mercury as a planet?
As the history of Mercury (planet) is extensive, a related link was placed right below. For mercury ( element) there are the following informations taken from Wikipedia: 1) mercury was found in egyptians tombs (1500 BC) 2) In China and Tibet, mercury use was thought to prolong life. 3) Ancient Greeks used mercury in ointments. Egyptians and Romans used it in cosmetics. 4) In the Maya civilization, a pool or mercury was found. 5)By 500BC mercury was used to make amalgams (alloy of mercury) 6)Alchemists thought of mercury as the "First Matter" from which all metals are formed. You can notice that the history of mercury(element) is not clear or precise, being difficult to determine exactly how and when it was discovered.
When was mercury first used in cosmetics?
it was 1981
What year was elements discovered?
First discovery - 1500 BC - Usages of Mercury = ancient greeks used it in ointments. = Ancient Egyptians and Romans used mercury in cosmetics. 500 BC > mercury was used to make amalgams,( alloy of mercury)- So, the history of mercury is lost across the time. No reference was found of the exact time of the first discovering or the appropriate use of mercury. It has been well known and properly used on the modern age.
What was the first liquid used in a thermometer?
The first thermometer was a tube filled with water and air.
What is some of the uses of Mercury?
Mercury has many uses but the first one that comes to mind, is the use for this metal in thermometers. Mercury is, to my knowledge, the only metal that can be a liquid at room temperature. This metal is also used in making other instruments such as barometers.
What can mercury do?
Mercury can Kill you if you consume it. Mercury used to be used in thermometrs.
Why is Mercury used in a battery?
mercury is only used in a mercury battery
What order is Mercury from the Sun?
Mercury is first from the sun
Is mercury used in piping?
Mercury is not used in piping.
What was Mercury used for?
mercury was used for thermometers and baramoters
What is the first planet in our solar system?
The first planet in the solar system is Mercury
Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
Was mercury 1 the first NASA mission?
No Mercury 1 was not the first NASA mission, though the the Mercury project was NASA's first project, the first mission in the Mercury project and therefore the first NASA mission was Mercury-Big Joe launched on September 9, 1959.
