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Would have it be possible to make thermometer if expansion of glass would have been greater than mercury?
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∙ 14y ago
Great question to think about !
Seems to me that if the expansion of glass were greater than the expansion of Mercury,
then you could easily make thermometers. But when you calibrated them, they would turn
out different from what we have now, because the warmer temperatures would be marked
lower on the glass, and the cooler temperatures would be marked higher on the glass.
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Would have it be possible to make mercury thermometers if expansion of glass is greater than the expansion of mercury?
Suppose so, but the mercury would fall, instead of rising with temperature increase.
Which thermometer is a greater health hazard if it breaks Is it the mercury in glass or alcohol in glass thermometer?
Mercury is poisonous.
What is the mode of operation of mercury in glass thermometer?
"thermal expansion"
What is mercury used for in a thermometer?
The thermal expansion of mercury is proportional and linear to temperature.
What is the mercury of the thermometer?
The Mercury expands with temperature. Since expansion is linear over the normal range of a Mercury-driven thermometer, the level of mercury within a little glass tube indicates the current temperature of the thermometer's immediate environment.
What is an example of thermal expansion that you have observed in your daily life?
an example would be a thermometer. A thermometer because it has mercury in it. When you check a patients temperature with a thermometer ,the heat from the patients body will cause the expansion of the mercury and the mercury flows in the tube. It stops at a point and that point indicates the temperature in the patients body.
What is the function of thermometer mercury?
The Mercury expands with temperature. Since expansion is linear over the normal range of a mercury-driven thermometer, the level of mercury within a little glass tube indicates the current temperature of the thermometer's immediate environment.
Would it have been possible to make mercury thermometers if the expansion of glass would have been the greater?
Yes, The mercury level would drop as the temperature increased.
Can mercury and alcohol mixed to become a thermometer?
Mercury and alcohol are not the thermometers but the liquids found in the thermometer they have different properties that make them uniqe for example alcohol is safe while mercury is poisonous,alcohol does not expand uniformly but has great expansion while mercury expands uniformly and has low expansion,alcohol is cheap while mercury is expensive,alcohol wets the glass while mercury does not.so alcohol can not combine to form a thermometer simply because they are the liquids found in it and not the thermometer itself.
Which poisonous metal was once used in thermometer due to its properties of expansion in heat?
Mercury.
Why does the mercury in the thermometer go up when the temperature is high?
Expansion (of metals) with increasing temp.
What are examples of thermal expansion and contraction?
the Mercury in a thermometer expands when heated and contracts when the temperature cools down.
