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Mercury thermometers are rarely used, except in lab thermometers. For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.

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Is there mercury in thermometers today?

Most modern thermometers no longer use mercury due to its toxicity. Instead, digital thermometers, infrared thermometers, and other types of thermometer technology that do not contain mercury are widely available and recommended for safer use.


Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?

Mercury is toxic and poses serious health and environmental risks if spilled. As a result, many countries have phased out the use of mercury in consumer products, including thermometers. Safer alternatives, such as digital thermometers, are now widely used instead of mercury-based ones.


What is the purpose of mercury thermometers?

Mercury thermometers are used to measure temperature accurately. The expansion of mercury in the glass tube allows for easy visualization of temperature changes. However, due to the toxic nature of mercury, these thermometers are being phased out in favor of digital thermometers.


What instrument it used to measure temperature?

A thermometer is used to measure temperature. There are various types of thermometers such as digital thermometers, mercury thermometers, infrared thermometers, and thermocouples.


Why Mercury thermometer is used domestically and alcoholic thermometer in lab?

Mercury thermometers are used domestically because they are reliable, have a wide temperature range, and are easy to read. Alcoholic thermometers are used in labs because they are non-toxic and can measure a wide range of temperatures accurately. Additionally, they have a lower risk of shattering compared to mercury thermometers.

Related Questions

How are thermometers used today?

thermometers today are used to generally see what the temperature in a room is they mainly use mercury to find this out :)


What liquid mental is used for thermometers?

Mercury is used in thermometers.


Is Mercury used in thermometers?

In normal and some medical thermometers Mercury is used. That is why you may want to consider using electric thermometers which are more commonly used. They use no mercury.


What was Mercury used for?

mercury was used for thermometers and baramoters


What liquid used to be in thermometers?

Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.


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.


Where is mercury used?

in thermometers.


What element is liquid metal used in the thermometers?

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


Why are digital thermometers used these days?

Digital thermometers have replaced mercury thermometers because mercury is toxic. [Personal commentary: digital thermometers are not accurate and mercury thermometers are so how many people are being harmed by not knowing their temperature versus how many would be harmed by the mercury if accurate thermometers were still used?]


What are the important uses of Mercury?

mercury is used in thermometers


Before mercury what was used to fill thermometers?

Water was initially used and later on alcohol was used.


An element used in thermometers?

Mercury.