Because those are the freezing point and boiling point of mercury. Once past those, the mercury will no linger expand or contract in a proportional way to the temperature changes.
Hg is the chemical symbol for the metal mercury. Mercury is a liquid when kept at a normal "room temperature.
A mercury thermometer can go down to -30 deg C
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The only metal that is liquid at room temperature is Mercury (Hg).
Any liquid can actually be use in a tube (barometer) to measure air pressure, but there are various advantages in using mercury for the purpose. 1. Mercury is a shiny liquid (a liquid metal) so it can be easily seen through the glass tube. Other liquid like water are transparent. 2. Mercury is very heavy. So only 76cms of it rises in the tube. Had you been using water for the purpose, you would need a glass tube as long as 55ft. 3. Mercury does not stick to the glass surface inside, so the reading obtained is much more accurate and precise. Remember: Water droplets stick to glass.
The liquid metal in many thermometer is mercury (Hg).
Mercury is used in thermometers because mercury is the only liquid metal in room temperature. Hence our body temperature is observed by melting the liquid metal mercury due to our body temperature.
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.
The liquid in a thermometer is typically mercury or alcohol. Mercury is commonly used in traditional thermometers, while newer digital thermometers may use alcohol. These liquids expand and contract with temperature changes, allowing the thermometer to measure the temperature accurately.
Heat causes mercury in the thermometer to expand, where as when it is cooled, it contracts.
Hg is the chemical symbol for the metal mercury. Mercury is a liquid when kept at a normal "room temperature.
A mercury thermometer can go down to -30 deg C
only in a thermometer
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.
As the liquid in the thermometer is heated it expands, and the only way the expanding liquid can go is upward. As the liquid in the thermometer cools, it will contract, and the liquid will fall back down into the resevoir, causing the column of liquid to move downward.
Mercury is the only metal to be liquid at room temperature.
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. Mercury (Mg) with atomic number 80. It is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. Another element that is liquid is bromine but it is a non-metal.