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∙ 12y agoThere are at least three reasons for that fact
1.Mercury is a dangerous metal. 2.Mercury thermometers are made of brittle glass. 3.And many people do not think about the consequences of environmental pollution.
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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.
The liquid most commonly used in a thermometer is either mercury or?
The liquid commonly used in a thermometer is mercury or COLOURED ALCOHOL.
Why Mercury thermometer is used domestically and alcoholic thermometer in lab?
Alcoholic thermometers are more accurate than mercury 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
What is used to indicate the degree of heat on a thermometer?
mercury
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.
Why is mercury preferably used in a thermometer when compared to alchol?
Mercury does not evaporate as fast as alcohol, so mercury thermometers stay accurate longer.
What is Mercury thermometer use to measure?
A mercury thermometer is used to measure temperature.
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.
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 liquids are used in thermometer?
Mercury and alcohol
Why can a mercury thermometer be used only at high temperatures?
A mercury thermometer can go down to -30 deg C
Who element used of the glass tube of clinical thermometer to measure thermometer?
mercury
How is mercury used in a thermometer?
toxic poison
What is the coloured substance used in thermometer?
Mercury
Why Mercury thermometer is used domestically and alcoholic thermometer in lab?
Alcoholic thermometers are more accurate than mercury 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
