answersLogoWhite

0

I think you're asking which element is inside of thermometers. If sooo, it's Mercury =]

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What element is liquid metal used in the thermometers?

Mercury is the element commonly used in liquid-in-glass thermometers.


What is the most common element used in thermometers?

This element is mercury.


A use for the element mercury?

thermometers


An element used in thermometers?

Mercury.


What chemical element is used in thermometers?

Mercury is commonly used in thermometers due to its unique properties, such as its ability to expand uniformly with temperature changes. However, due to its toxicity, digital thermometers with safer alternatives like alcohol or gallium are now more widely used.


Which highly toxic element was traditionally used in thermometers?

This chemical element is mercury.


What liquid element is used in thermometers.?

Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.


What are the examples of primary and secondary thermometers?

Primary thermometers include devices like mercury thermometers and gas thermometers, which are designed to measure temperature based on fundamental physical principles without relying on calibration against other standards. Secondary thermometers, on the other hand, are calibrated against primary standards and include digital thermometers, infrared thermometers, and bimetallic thermometers, which are commonly used for practical applications in various fields. These secondary devices are often more convenient for everyday use but may require periodic calibration to ensure accuracy.


What harmful element was commonly used in thermometers?

Mercury


What element is a silver liquid used in themometers?

Mercury. It isn't used much these days in thermometers these days as it is very toxic.


What element from the periodic table is used as the indicator in thermometers?

mercury


What element is used in most thermometers?

Mercury used to be a popular element for thermometers, but I think it's illegal to make a mercury thermometer because if you break one you have a hazardous situation on your hands. Today thermometers that contain liquid, almost always contain alcohol.