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Does a red thermometer smell?
If it is a modern version, yes. Most "air temperature" thermometers use colored alcohol mixes instead of mercury (the vapor of which can be very toxic).
What is the red stuff in a thermometer?
Ethanol (Ethyl alcohol) with a red dye in it. A thermometer with a silvery expanding liquid is Mercury.
What is the red stuff inside thermometers?
In most cases, the red stuff you see in a thermometer is either alcohol or mercury.
What is the name of the liquid in a thermometer?
The red liquid in a liquid-in-glass thermometer is mineral spirits or ethanol alcohol mixed with red dye. A grey or silver liquid inside the thermometer is mercury. Mercury thermometers are not used anymore due to the dangers associated with mercury.
Why do they add red dye to colorless alcohol in thermometer?
If the alcohol has color, it is easier to see the bottom of the meniscus.
Why does the Mercury in a thermometer appear red?
If the liquid in a thermometer is red it is not mercury, it is alchohol which has been colouired.
What is the red line on a thermometer?
The red line on a thermometer is the line that indicates what the thermometer is set to. If the red line is on 75, then the heat or the air will run until the temperature in the room gets to 75.
Does a red thermometer smell?
If it is a modern version, yes. Most "air temperature" thermometers use colored alcohol mixes instead of mercury (the vapor of which can be very toxic).
What mineral makes up a thermometer?
the red part in a thermometer is mercury.
What is the red stuff in a thermometer?
Ethanol (Ethyl alcohol) with a red dye in it. A thermometer with a silvery expanding liquid is Mercury.
What is the red dot at the bottom of a thermometer called?
thermometer is filed with mercury--HG
Who invented the infrared laser thermometer?
The infra-red laser thermometer was invented by David Phillips in 1984. It was an ear thermometer. The original discovery of infra-red technology was in 1800 by William Herschel.
How do you check the temp of a transmission in a 2005 dodge sprinter van?
Scan tool or an infra red thermometer and point it at the case.Scan tool or an infra red thermometer and point it at the case.
What should red meat smell like?
Red meat can have a slight blood smell. Other than that it should not smell. Red meat should never smell unpleasant, or like eggs.
What material is used for thermometer?
Mercury is used in thermometers. The mercury is the red substance in the thermometer that rises when you put it in your mouth.
What does a red poppy smell like?
Poppies have no smell.
What do you call the thermometers with the red stuff in it?
Mercury is a silver-white to dim substance. In the event that your thermometer is loaded up with a red fluid, your thermometer contains red colored liquor or mineral spirits and not mercury.
