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Which thermometr will you take when you go to south expedition mercury or alchol?
An Alcohol thermometer would be the best as it is more sensitive than the mercury thermometer.
You are planning to go to a very cold place where the night temperature drops to minus 50 deg c which thermometer will you take with you- mercury or alcohol and why?
i think mercury because we never use alcohol in thermometer
Define a laboratory thermometer in 2 sentences.?
A laboratory thermometer is a device for measuring temperature ranges. It can take the form of a manual (mercury or alcohol) or electronic (digtal).
Why wouldn't you take a mercury in glass thermometer with you to south pole?
If I only had those 2 choices... I would use ALCOHOL since Mercury freezes at -38.72° Celsius. The North Pole can get down below -50° Celsius. Ethanol (alcohol) freezes at -114 ° Celsius Methanol (alcohol) freezes at -97.8° Celsius
What is the use of a kink in a thermometer?
You're referring to alcohol or mercury thermometers used to take person's temperature?That constriction slows the flow of the alcohol back into the bulb after the thermometer is removed from your mouth (or elsewhere) so the temperature can be read more accurately. Otherwise the indicated temp would begin to decrease as soon as the bulb is moved to a cooler environment.That why you see the nurse shaking the thermometer down before use, to get all the alcohol back into the bulb so it can re-expand properly before the next use.
How long would it take to get to the antarctica?
Your answer depends on your starting point and on your ultimate Antarctic destination.
How long would it take to get to Antarctica by air from Vermont?
Your answer depends on your Antarctic destination. You can fly commercially to Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, even South Africa, and from there charter a private plane to take you to your Antarctic destination. There are no commercial flights to anywhere on the Antarctic continent.
How long would it take to get to Antarctica from Maryland by boat?
Your answer depends on the route you take to your ultimate Antarctic destination and the speed of the boat.
How long would it take to got to antarctica from the UK?
Your answer depends on the route you take, your ultimate Antarctic destination and the speed of your transit vehicle.
What happens when a dog eats a thermometer with mercury?
I would take to a vet right away or you wont have a dog
How does the thermometer used to measure air temperature differ from the thermometer used to take your temperature?
A thermometer used to measure air temperature uses a glass tube filled with a liquid either alcohol or mercury. When the temperature increases the particles of liquid expand, filling the glass tub. Thermometers that are used to measure you body temperature uses infrared sensors.
How would whalers use Antarctica?
Whalers work aboard ships to kill and butcher whales. Their work would take them as far into the southern ocean as the icebergs would allow. Today, there is no commercial whaling allowed in Antarctic waters, per the Antarctic Treaty.
