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Well, Mercury can't freeze or evaporate at the temperature recorded on a standard thermometer.
If water were used in a thermometer, we wouldn't be able to record any temperatures below its freezing point (0 degrees Celsius) or above its boiling point (100 degrees Celsius.
Mercury has many unique properties. It is a liquid metal and as a metal it expands when heated. When the Mercury is heated it rises in the thermometer. And markings on the glass indicate the temperature.
Water does not do this.
But now in this Digital World mercury has been loosing its importance just because everyone wants to use Digital Technology which provide fast and accurate reading and also safe in use, no doubt mercury provides an accurate reading of temperature but it is not fast and safe as compared to Digital Thermometer.
What else can I help you with?
What instrument will you use to get the temperature of the water?
A thermometer is typically used to measure the temperature of water. There are different types of thermometers such as digital thermometers, and mercury or alcohol-filled thermometers, that can be used depending on the specific requirements of the situation.
What is the name of the solution that can conduct electricity?
how about water, or Mercury as used in thermometers. both conductive.
Before mercury what was used to fill thermometers?
Water was initially used and later on alcohol was used.
Why clinical thermometers are used to measure the temperature of boiling water?
Clinical thermometers are not used to measure the temperature of boiling water! They have a range of about 35oC to 43oC and they will explode at a temperature of about 100oC! Ordinary laboratory thermometers are used.
What liquid mental is used for thermometers?
Mercury is used in thermometers.
Which device is used to measure air temperature?
A thermometer is used to measure air temperature. Several types of thermometers can be used, such as liquid-in-glass thermometers, digital thermometers, and infrared thermometers.
What instrument it used to measure temperature?
A thermometer is used to measure temperature. There are various types of thermometers such as digital thermometers, mercury thermometers, infrared thermometers, and thermocouples.
What instrument is used to measure temperature of a body?
A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a body. There are various types of thermometers, such as digital thermometers, infrared thermometers, and mercury thermometers.
Why water is not used in place of mercury in thermometers?
For a start, water freezes at zero degrees, making it inappropriate for lower temperatures.
What was used in thermometers in 1600 instead of water?
Mercury was commonly used in thermometers in the 1600s instead of water. Mercury's unique properties, such as its high boiling point and thermal expansion, made it an ideal choice for measuring temperature changes accurately. However, due to its toxic nature, mercury thermometers have been phased out in many countries in favor of safer alternatives.
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 most thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain mercury until it was found to be toxic.
