The cause is an udesired absorption of air.
The sensor in a mercury-in-glass thermometer is the glass bulb at the base of the thermometer containing the mercury. The temperature is measured by the expansion or contraction of the mercury based on the surrounding temperature, allowing the thermometer to provide a temperature reading.
A mercury thermometer can go down to -30 deg C
i like mercury because it is inside a thermometer
An Alcohol thermometer would be the best as it is more sensitive than the mercury thermometer.
The kink in a mercury or alcohol clinical thermometer helps to prevent the mercury or alcohol from flowing back into the bulb once the thermometer is removed from a patient's body. This ensures that the maximum temperature reached during measurement is retained for reading.
The mercury in a thermometer rises because of thermal expansion. When the temperature surrounding the thermometer increases, the molecules of the mercury expand, causing it to move up the narrow tube of the thermometer.
If the question relates to the tendency of the mercury to stay clumped together rather than separate inside the thermometer, it's due to the high surface tension of that element. Mercury can separate inside the thermometer, but its unusual for it to do that for the stated reason.
The mercury in a thermometer expands and contracts as temperature changes. This expansion and contraction causes the level of mercury in the thermometer to rise or fall, providing a visual indication of the temperature.
Heat causes Mercury in the thermometer to expand, where as when it is cooled, it contracts.
Temperature affects the amount the mercury is spread out. Heat causes most liquids to expand, which is how a thermometer works. As heat around the glass protecting the mercury of the thermometer rises, the mercury expands and covers more room in the thermometer.
The mercury level rises in a thermometer when the temperature increases because heat causes the mercury to expand, pushing it up the tube. Conversely, the mercury level falls when the temperature decreases because the cooler temperature causes the mercury to contract, moving it down the tube.
Mercury in a Mercury thermometer is typically silver in color.
the heat and temperature that causes it to rise and fall.
A glass bulb of a thermometer is the part at the bottom of the thermometer that contains mercury or colored alcohol that expands and contracts with temperature changes. This expansion and contraction of the liquid is what causes the thermometer to measure and display the temperature.
That type of thermometer has mercury in it, which is very heat sensitive. When used for taking a temperature, the heat from the body causes the mercury to rise. The amount the level of the mercury rises is determined by the body's temperature; the higher the temp, the higher the mercury rises.
In a mercury thermometer, the level of mercury falls as the temperature of the air around it cools.A mercury thermometer has a bulb of mercury at the bottom and a thin tube above it with markings in Celsius degrees or Fahrenheit degrees. When the temperature warms, the mercury expands and rises up the tube. When the temperature cools, the mercury contracts and shrinks back toward the bulb at the bottom.
Yes, if a mercury thermometer breaks, the mercury can vaporize and be inhaled, which can be harmful to your health. It is important to handle and dispose of a broken mercury thermometer properly to avoid exposure to mercury.