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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.
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What color is the Mercury in a Mercury thermometer?
Mercury in a Mercury thermometer is typically silver in color.
What should you do when you break a thermometer that contains mercury?
If a thermometer containing mercury breaks, it is important to carefully clean up the spilled mercury to prevent exposure. Avoid touching the mercury with bare hands and use gloves to carefully collect the spilled beads. Ventilate the area well and dispose of the mercury properly as hazardous waste. Consider seeking professional help for cleanup if unsure of how to proceed.
How long do you keep a mercury thermometer under you tongue?
You should keep a mercury thermometer under your tongue for 3-4 minutes to ensure an accurate reading.
Can the mercury in a thermometer hurt you?
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.
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 precautions should be taken when using mercury base thermometer?
don't break it. If you do open the windows.
Why not mercury thermometer is used to measure temperature of hot milk?
It could be used to do this - it is capable of doing it. However, Mercury is poisonous and a mercury thermometer is made out of fragile glass. Thus the danger that the thermometer would break releasing mercury into the milk (which would be for a person to drink) means that a mercury thermomiter is not the temperature sensor to use in this instance.
What color is the Mercury in a Mercury thermometer?
Mercury in a Mercury thermometer is typically silver in color.
What should you do when you break a thermometer that contains mercury?
If a thermometer containing mercury breaks, it is important to carefully clean up the spilled mercury to prevent exposure. Avoid touching the mercury with bare hands and use gloves to carefully collect the spilled beads. Ventilate the area well and dispose of the mercury properly as hazardous waste. Consider seeking professional help for cleanup if unsure of how to proceed.
How long do you keep a mercury thermometer under you tongue?
You should keep a mercury thermometer under your tongue for 3-4 minutes to ensure an accurate reading.
Why do you use mercury thermometer?
As tempertature rises, the Mercury in the thermometer expands, causing it to go up. As temperature decreases, the mercury in the thermometer contracts, causing it to go down on the scale. However, mercury thermometers are very dangerous if it breakes and gets on your skin. so it it reccomended to use an electric thermometer. these thermometers use thermoelectric current to measure temperature. ergo. they are safe if they break cheers <3 -Eli
Can the mercury in a thermometer hurt you?
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.
Were is Mercury located?
You can find mercury inside a glass thermometer, if it is old and maybe a bit out of date. Don't break it though to get the mercury out... unless your in a lab and you have all the safety equipment
What is Mercury thermometer use to measure?
A mercury thermometer is used to measure temperature.
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).
Mention any two points of difference between a clinical thermometer and an ordinary mercury thermometer?
A clinical thermometer will offer more precise calibrated readings than a mercury thermometer. The range of measurable temperature differs between a clinical and a mercury thermometer with the mercury thermometer having the wider range.
Why should you use only mercury in thermometer?
Actually, you should NOT. Mercury is very toxic.
