Mercury (Hg) because it is the only metal which is a liquid at room temperature and conducts heat well. It also has a large range (-39 to 357 oC).
However, Mercury is rarely used in thermometers today, due to its toxicity. If you come across a liquid metal thermometer, it is most probably one containing an alloy of indium, gallium and tin.
Mercury is a liquid metal used in thermometers. However, it becomes a solid at -37.9 F and it can cause mercury poisoning if ingested or inhaled. Therefore, most theremometers use ethyl-alcohol or a plastic strip covered with liquid crystals (called a liquid crystal thermometer).
The liquid metal in many thermometer is mercury (Hg).
it is used in thermometers(sorry if i spelled thermometers wrong)
Mercury is used in clinical thermometers.
If you are talking about a regular liquid filled thermometer (alcohol or mercury), they don't. Alcohol and mercury aren't magnetic. A lot of thermometers have magnets on the back so they can be attached to a refrigerator or metal beam. Maybe, if you had a really strong magnet, a mechanical thermometer (like a bi-metallic strip used in a thermostat) could be affected by a magnet, but I doubt it.
Mercury!
Mercury is the element commonly used in liquid-in-glass thermometers.
Mercury is a liquid metal used in thermometers. However, it becomes a solid at -37.9 F and it can cause mercury poisoning if ingested or inhaled. Therefore, most theremometers use ethyl-alcohol or a plastic strip covered with liquid crystals (called a liquid crystal thermometer).
mercury
Many thermometers use the liquid metal mercury, Hg.
Mercury is the metal element traditionally used in thermometers due to its ability to expand and contract uniformly with changes in temperature. However, due to its toxicity, mercury thermometers are being phased out in favor of digital alternatives.
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. It is used in thermometers, barometers, and some electrical switches and relays.
We still use colored alcohol for our liquid in everyday thermometers.
Mercury. The metal gives off poisonous vapours - and has largely been replaced by alcohol.
Some times red coloured liquid is used but mostly gray coloured liquid is used.
The liquid metal used in thermometers that expands and contracts as temperature changes is mercury. Mercury is commonly used due to its unique properties, such as its wide liquid temperature range and high thermal conductivity, making it ideal for accurate temperature measurement.