Mercury is used in thermometers.
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
Mercury is a liquid metal used in thermometers. However, it becomes a solid at -37.9 F and it can cause mercury poisoning if ingested or inhaled. Therefore, most theremometers use ethyl-alcohol or a plastic strip covered with liquid crystals (called a liquid crystal thermometer).
Mercury
Mercury!
For non-electronic thermometers , you will either see a red liquid or a silver liquid. The 'Red liquid' is a coloured alcohol. The 'Silver liquid' is mercury.
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it is mercury. its actually a liquid at room temperature.
Most thermometers used to contain mercury until it was found to be toxic.
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
If the liquid is silver, it is liquid mercury (Hg). If the liquid is red, it is coloured ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH).
it is used in thermometers(sorry if i spelled thermometers wrong)