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What are strip thermometers?
the thermometers which are used to find your temperature
What liquid used to be in thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid used to be in most thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid element is used in thermometers.?
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
Different types of thermometers and their uses with pictures?
There are several types of thermometers. Clinical thermometers are used to measure the body temperature of the patient. Ear Thermometers make it an accurate point to measure the body temperature. Pacifier thermometers are used to check the body temperature of babies or infants. Underarm thermometers are kept in the underarms to measure the body temperature. Not to mention the food thermometers that are often used for checking the heat of the oil or pop up to let you know when the meat is done.
Why are alcohol thermometers preferred in cold countries?
Mercury is used for determining higher temperature for its accuracy. Alcohol is used for measuring comparatively low temperature as it has a lower freezing point.
What liquid mental is used for thermometers?
Mercury is used in thermometers.
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.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 is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
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 liquid used to be in thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid used to be in most thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid element is used in thermometers.?
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
Is alcohol used for clinical thermometers or laboratory thermometers?
Alcohole is not used for any thermometer only murcury (Hg) is used
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?]
Where is mercury used?
in thermometers.
