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What happens when a strip of plastic is placed in a silver nitrate solution?

A white precipitate of silver chloride forms on the plastic strip due to a chemical reaction between the chloride ions present in the plastic and the silver ions in the silver nitrate solution. The silver chloride can be removed from the plastic by rinsing it with water to reveal a visible change on the strip.


Parts of a liquid-in-glass thermometer?

AnswerThere are a number of different types of thermometers, but all have two basic elements. First, they must have a temperature sensor (mercury, dissimilar metals, etc.) capable of detecting a change of temperature. Second, they must have a means (such as a scale) of measuring the degree of change.AnswerAlso there's a bulb isn't there? So there are: bulb, scale, colored alcohol (or w.e).


How do you use Liquid Crystal Thermometer for measuring temperature?

Liquid crystal thermometers utilize liquid crystals that change color based on temperature. Simply place the thermometer strip on the object you wish to measure the temperature of, and the liquid crystals will change color to indicate the temperature. Consult the packaging for a color guide to interpret the temperature reading accurately.


How could a bimetallic strip be used to help in every day life?

A bimetallic strip can be used as a thermometer or thermostat. The two metals expand at different rates which will make it bend. You can use this to find the temperature of an oven. When the temperature of the oven increases, the strip will curve and break the electrical contact which make the oven cool down. When the oven cools the bimetallic strip will become straight again and the electrical contact will be remade and the oven will begin to reheat again.


How does plastic shredder work?

Plastic Shredder employ two parallel counter rotating stacks of cutters that intermesh at low speed under extremely high torque. As the cam shaped cutters intermesh at close clearance, they cut, shear, tear, slice, and rip apart a variety of materials into smaller pieces typically in a strip or chip-like output shape.

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Give one reason why it is safer to use a plastic strip thermometers?

Because if you use a glass thermometer, there is more chance of disease or micro organisms being spread.


What is the function of bimetallic strip thermometer?

A bimetallic strip thermometer uses two different metals with different coefficients of thermal expansion attached to a strip. As temperature changes, the strip bends due to the different rates at which the metals expand, which can be measured and correlated to the temperature. This design allows the thermometer to indicate temperature changes accurately.


What is binaterial thermometer?

You may mean "bimaterial" strip which is a part of a thermostat.


Doubling the strip length of a bimetallic thermometer increase deflection?

Doubling the strip length of a bimetallic thermometer does not necessarily increase deflection. The deflection of a bimetallic strip is primarily determined by the difference in the coefficients of thermal expansion of the two metals in the strip and the temperature change. Other factors, such as thickness and width of the strip, also play a role in determining deflection.


What is the advantage of bimetal thermometer?

A biometallic thermometer measures temperature. It uses a differential thermal expansion of metals that are bonded together into a strip. Another name for these thermometers is differential thermometer.


What is a film strip made out of?

plastic


What is a strip that divides glass panes in a door or window?

The strip dividing glass panes in a door or window typically is referred to as a "muntin."


Why the copper use in bimetallic strip thermometer?

Copper is used in a bimetallic strip thermometer because it is a good conductor of heat, allowing for accurate temperature readings. When the bimetallic strip is heated, the two metals with different thermal expansion coefficients cause the strip to bend, and copper's ductility helps maintain the strip's shape over multiple temperature cycles.


How do you replace the white toothed plastic strip that raises the window in a 1989 dodge dynasty drivers door?

The plastic strip is not replaceable since the strip isn't available as a separate part. The regulator assembly which contains the strip is what needs replaced.


What will you do with a plastic strip so that it can attract tiny bits of paper?

put it in the water and it can be attracted to anything


Do you remove the plastic strip on shingles?

No. It is perfectly fine to leave the plastic strip on. The strip is there to keep the shingles from sticking together in the bundle. Try to remove this strip while doing a ten or fifteen square roof and watch your time a frustration rise.


What is indicated when the paper bits move towards the rubbed plastic strip?

The movement of paper bits towards the rubbed plastic strip indicates the presence of static electricity. When the plastic is rubbed, electrons transfer from the plastic to the paper, causing the paper bits to be attracted to the strip due to opposite charges.