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1. It has a large thermal coefficient of expansion.
2. It's liquid over the temp range without high vapor pressures.
3. It's cheap.
4. It's stable.
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Why does the doctor dip the thermometer in a liquid before use?
it is alcohol to disinfect the thermometer
Is it a solid liquid or gas found in a thermometer?
Actually anything that won't freeze or boil at the operating range of the thermometer. The most common are mercury and alcohol.
Why is mercury used in clinical thermometer and not laboratory thermometer?
Mercury is no longer used much in thermometers due to the poisonous compounds that it forms. When I grew up, in Chemistry at school and at the doctors there were mercury thermometers and alcohol thermometers.
Who invented the mercury and alcohol thermometers?
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer. Ferdinand II invented a thermometer using alcohol but it was very inaccurate.
What is the liquid in a thermometer?
It can range from mercury to alcohol it depends on the manufacturer.
What liquids are used in thermometer?
Mercury and alcohol
Can alcohol be used in a thermometer?
Yes, it can and you can purchase thermometers which use alcohol.
What liquid metal was commonly used in thermometer?
We still use colored alcohol for our liquid in everyday thermometers.
The liquid most commonly used in a thermometer is either mercury or?
The liquid commonly used in a thermometer is mercury or COLOURED ALCOHOL.
Which alcohol is used in thermometer?
The alcohol that is not ever but ao used ts is ethyl, as it is cheaper than mercury and not toxic
What is the range of alcohol thermometer?
The alcohol thermometer is used to measure temperatures from negative 115 degrees Celsius to 785 degrees Celsius. It measures the freezing point and boiling point of alcohol.
What is the use of alcohol thermometers?
alcohol thermometer is used to measure very low temperature.i.e.-112*c
Why is alcohol used in a minimum thermometer?
Because of the freezing point of alcohol, temperatures down to minus 70C can be recorded
What else can be used in a thermometer instead of mercury?
Alcohol, usually with a red dye in it
What liquids other than mercury and alcohol are used in a 6s thermometer?
gas from your mom
What are the equipment used for tepid sponging?
Water washcloth thermometer basin towel alcohol
What does alcohol in a thermometer rise in a result of?
The heat on the outside of the thermometer transfers to the glass which transfers to the alcohol making the alcohol expand making it rise
