Rubbing alcohol is a liquid.
Rubbing alcohol typically contains dissolved particles of isopropyl alcohol in water, but it is a liquid solution and not a suspension of visible particles. It appears clear and does not contain solid particles like you might find in a suspension.
Ethanol (the kind of alcohol you get in drinks) is liquid at room temperature. It boils at around 78'C, so will become a vapour at this point.
Base
We still use colored alcohol for our liquid in everyday thermometers.
Diphenhydramine - an antihistamine, the same ingredient that is in Benadryl
Alcohol is not the liquid in a candy thermometer. It is a proprietary mixture of chemicals. it is poisonous. Some of them now contain substances such as toluene.
Rubbing alcohol is a liquid.
Alcohol is not the liquid in a candy thermometer. It is a proprietary mixture of chemicals. it is poisonous. Some of them now contain substances such as toluene.
To me it smells like a cross between stale urine and spoiled fish
No it does not contain alcohol
Lollipops do not contain alcohol.
If it's a silver liquid it's mercury, if it's red it's alcohol (not water)
Actually anything that won't freeze or boil at the operating range of the thermometer. The most common are mercury and alcohol.
vermiculite is a mineral, does not contain alcohol.
If the liquid is silver, it is liquid mercury (Hg). If the liquid is red, it is coloured ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH).
Rubbing alcohol typically contains dissolved particles of isopropyl alcohol in water, but it is a liquid solution and not a suspension of visible particles. It appears clear and does not contain solid particles like you might find in a suspension.