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You should leave a Mercury thermometer in place for about 3 minutes to ensure accurate reading. Make sure the thermometer is at the correct position under the tongue, armpit, or rectum, depending on the type of thermometer being used. Always follow the manufacturer's guidelines for accurate temperature measurement.
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How do you verify ice point of mercury thermometer?
To verify the ice point of a mercury thermometer, place the thermometer in a mixture of crushed ice and water, stirring gently. Allow the thermometer to stabilize for a few minutes, ensuring the mercury column remains constant. The temperature indicated by the thermometer should match the expected ice point of 0°C (32°F).
What should you do if you break a mercury thermometer?
If you break a mercury thermometer, do not touch the mercury with your bare hands. Use gloves and carefully pick up the mercury beads with a piece of paper or cardboard. Place the mercury in a sealed container and contact your local environmental agency for proper disposal instructions.
Why care must be taken when disposing of a mercury-in-glass thermometer?
Well i'm not that old but i know a few:1)The thermometer will be of two types; a) Clinical Thermometer b) Laboratory Thermometer;a) The Clinical Thermometer: used to measure the temperature of the human body, at home, clinics and hospitals.b) The Laboratory Thermometer: used to measure the temperature in school and other laboratories for scientific research.Precautions:Wash the thermometer before and after use with an antiseptic solution, and handle it with care.See that the mercury levels are below the kink and don't hold the thermometer near its bulb.While noting down the reading in the thermometer, place the mercury level along the eye sight.Do not place the Clinical thermometer in a hot flame or in the hot sun.Note:The Clinical Thermometer should go above 108*F (42*C) and below 94*F (35*C) otherwise it might blow off the top and leak. Therefore, a Clinical Thermometer is used to measure the body temperature.
Where do you insert the mercury thermometer?
You can take your temperature with a mercury thermometer is several places, the most common is in the mouth under the tongue while another place is under the armpit
Where do you stick the thermometer?
You should place the thermometer under your tongue for an accurate oral temperature reading.
How long should you leave an electronic thermometer in place?
Until it beeps.
How do you verify ice point of mercury thermometer?
To verify the ice point of a mercury thermometer, place the thermometer in a mixture of crushed ice and water, stirring gently. Allow the thermometer to stabilize for a few minutes, ensuring the mercury column remains constant. The temperature indicated by the thermometer should match the expected ice point of 0°C (32°F).
What should you do if you break a mercury thermometer?
If you break a mercury thermometer, do not touch the mercury with your bare hands. Use gloves and carefully pick up the mercury beads with a piece of paper or cardboard. Place the mercury in a sealed container and contact your local environmental agency for proper disposal instructions.
How do you fix a thermometer where the mercury is separated in the tube?
You can't and shouldn't repair this. Mercury being poisonous, it is best recommended to discard the whole thermometer, without letting the mercury escape, very carefully. Maybe where you live they have a special place where such objects are destroyed safely.
How long should you keep the thermometer under your tongue?
You must hold your mouth closed and keep the thermometer in place for a certain period of time. If you have a digital thermometer, it will tell you when it's "done". If you are using an old "mercury thermometer", the thermometer must stay under the tongue for at least a minute to 2 minutes.NOTE: Mercury thermometers are being phased out. The mercury inside is highly toxic and you should dispose of all mercury thermometers by taking them to a recycling center that handles that. DO NOT THROW IT IN THE TRASH. Mercury is poisonous to every living thing.UPDATE: GERATHERM offers MERCURY FREE thermometers that work the same as the mercury ones. They are supposed to be safe.
Why care must be taken when disposing of a mercury-in-glass thermometer?
Well i'm not that old but i know a few:1)The thermometer will be of two types; a) Clinical Thermometer b) Laboratory Thermometer;a) The Clinical Thermometer: used to measure the temperature of the human body, at home, clinics and hospitals.b) The Laboratory Thermometer: used to measure the temperature in school and other laboratories for scientific research.Precautions:Wash the thermometer before and after use with an antiseptic solution, and handle it with care.See that the mercury levels are below the kink and don't hold the thermometer near its bulb.While noting down the reading in the thermometer, place the mercury level along the eye sight.Do not place the Clinical thermometer in a hot flame or in the hot sun.Note:The Clinical Thermometer should go above 108*F (42*C) and below 94*F (35*C) otherwise it might blow off the top and leak. Therefore, a Clinical Thermometer is used to measure the body temperature.
Where do you insert the mercury thermometer?
You can take your temperature with a mercury thermometer is several places, the most common is in the mouth under the tongue while another place is under the armpit
Where do you stick the thermometer?
You should place the thermometer under your tongue for an accurate oral temperature reading.
Which thermometer is best for baby?
A digital thermometer is less 'intrusive' - as you don't need to hold it in place for any length of time (as you would with a mercury thermometer). Digital ones give you an almost instant reading.
Why does mercury not flow down when the mercury thermometer is held upside down?
Mercury is a dense liquid at room temperature, so gravity is not strong enough to overcome the surface tension and adhesion forces holding it in place inside the thermometer tube. This allows the mercury to "stick" to the walls of the tube and not flow down when the thermometer is turned upside down.
You are trying to calibrate a celsius thermometer. when you place the thermometer into a beaker of boiling water what should the thermometer read?
The thermometer should read 100 degrees Celsius when placed in boiling water at standard atmospheric pressure.
The difference between a clinical and mercury thermometer?
All righto, ya gotta 'no wat da clinic n' da mercury thermometer is da... Foistly, clinic thermometer is da thermometer used to measure body temperature. Often the liquid inside it is mercury, but sometimes it is alcohol. It is very accurate because it has a narrow place where the liquid rises very fast. Den da mercury thermometer consists of mercury. Basically, it has..... yea blah blah blah, just look it up in ya dictionary. Anyways, da thing is there must be a problem with da questieon. Mercury thermometer has a almost accurate point but clinical thermometers have a very accurate things becausse it has a narrow place where the liquid rises very fast.
