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What is the difference between alcohol thermometers and digital thermometers?
Alcohol thermometers use a liquid such as ethanol to measure temperature based on the expansion of the liquid, while digital thermometers use electronic sensors to detect temperature changes and provide a numerical reading. Digital thermometers tend to be more accurate and easier to read than alcohol thermometers.
What different kinds of thermometers are there?
There are 34 different types of thermometer that range from alcohol thermometers and ear thermometers to medical thermometers and electrical resistance thermometers.
What are two liquids that have been used in thermometers?
Mercury and alcohol (typically ethanol or dyed alcohol) are two liquids that have been commonly used in thermometers. Mercury is often used in industrial thermometers due to its high thermal conductivity, while alcohol is used in household thermometers for safety reasons.
Where are alcohol thermometers used?
clinics
Why rubbing alcohol is used in thermometers?
no
What are used in thermometers?
Mercury and alcohol
What are the two substance used in liquid column thermometers?
iodine and Mercury
Why do many thermometers contain alcohol?
Many thermometers contain alcohol because it is less toxic than mercury. In addition to this, the contents of an alcohol thermometer can evaporate away quickly.
Can alcohol be used in a thermometer?
Yes, it can and you can purchase thermometers which use alcohol.
What kind of alcohol is in alcoholic thermometers?
methanol
Is alcohol in a thermometer?
Yes, some thermometers contain non-drinkable alcohol.
Before mercury what was used to fill thermometers?
Water was initially used and later on alcohol was used.
