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Would ethanol be better than mercury for an outdoor thermometer in the arctic?
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∙ 14y ago
Ethanol would be better because it has a smaller range.
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This depends on the application.
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When the thermometer was first made?
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Why would you use alcohol in an arctic thermometer?
Elemental mercury changes to solid-state at -38.8oC, so anything below that will not be recorded. Most places in the world, this isn't important, but at both poles temperatures can drop below this temperature, so for accurate temperature recording, a mercury thermometer is inappropriate. That said, if it's for your own personal use, the difference between -38 and -40 is irrelevant, it's just plain cold!
What liquid is advisable to use as liquid inside the thermometer mercury or alcohol?
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