Mercury is 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.
mercury was used for thermometers and baramoters
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
in thermometers.
Mercury is the element commonly used in liquid-in-glass thermometers.
Digital thermometers have replaced mercury thermometers because mercury is toxic. [Personal commentary: digital thermometers are not accurate and mercury thermometers are so how many people are being harmed by not knowing their temperature versus how many would be harmed by the mercury if accurate thermometers were still used?]
mercury is used in thermometers
Mercury thermometers are still used in some industrial applications and laboratories due to their accuracy and ability to measure high temperatures. However, their use is declining due to the potential health and environmental risks associated with mercury exposure. In many situations, digital thermometers or other types of non-mercury thermometers are used instead.
Water was initially used and later on alcohol was used.
Mercury.
Mercury and alcohol