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because the mixture of ice and water has an equilibrium temperature of 0 C and thus it will be the first calibration system and making sure that thermometer is working properly. The thermometer will have better contact with the water than with lumps of ice and therefore adjust better to its temperature.
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∙ 11y agoIn theory water can be used, but it expands to a gas and would burst the thermometer above 100 0 C. Similarly, when water freezes at 0 0C it expands unlike other materials and would also break the thermometer. The useful range of the water thermometer would thus be limited.
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∙ 14y agoif you put water in a thermometer and it gets hot the water expands and might and burst and when it gets to cold it freezes
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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 liquid metal was commonly used in thermometer?
We still use colored alcohol for our liquid in everyday thermometers.
What is the clear liquid inside a Galileo thermometer?
mercury
What will the mercury thermometer show when it is kept in ice?
The question must be asked carefully. If the thermometer is in water ice and there is no liquid water, and there is one atmosphere of pressure, the thermometer can read anything from the freezing point of water and lower, depending on the range of the thermometer. If the thermometer is in a stable mix of water and ice, it will read the freezing point of water.
Why does the liquid in the thermometer go up and down when the weather changes?
the liquid in the thermometer rises because of the surrounding heat which causes a chemical reaction wihtin the substance which makes the liquid rises. When, the liquid sinks, itn is because the air has gotten cooler
What was the first liquid used in a thermometer?
The first thermometer was a tube filled with water and air.
The liquid most commonly used in a thermometer is either mercury or?
The liquid commonly used in a thermometer is mercury or COLOURED ALCOHOL.
What was the first liquid used in the first ever thermometer?
Water - Galileo Galilei invented a rudimentary water thermometer in 1593 which, for the first time, allowed temperature variations to be measured
What liquid metal was commonly used in thermometer?
We still use colored alcohol for our liquid in everyday thermometers.
How can Mercury be used as a liquid in a thermometer?
it is used in liquid form as in room temperature the mercury is in liquid
A thermometer is placed in water in order to measure the water temperature. What would cause the liquid in the thermometer to drop?
Water Temperaure cools
How a thermometer is used?
A thermometer is used to measure air temperature, or the temperature within a solid or liquid.
What element is often used as the liquid of thermometer?
Mercury
What are the two liquid used in the thermometer?
iodine and Mercury
Why is the water not used in the construction of liquid in glass thermometer?
water doesnt undergo significant thermal expansion. alcohol expands more when it's heated
What is the clear liquid inside a Galileo thermometer?
mercury
What is a laboratory thermometer?
A laboratory thermometer is used to check the temperature, or changes in temperature, of an object with precise accuracy.
