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Because mercury expands in heat, it is more accurate than other elements used in thermometers.

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What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?

A liquid-in-glass thermometer is a type of thermometer that consists of a glass tube filled with a liquid, typically mercury or alcohol, which expands or contracts with changes in temperature. The level of the liquid in the tube corresponds to the temperature, allowing for temperature measurement.


What is constant in mercury- in- glass thermometer?

One constant in a mercury-in-glass thermometer is the volume of mercury in the bulb, which expands and contracts with temperature changes. Another constant is the linear expansion coefficient of the glass tube, which allows for an accurate measurement of temperature based on the change in volume of the mercury.


What is the function of thermometer mercury?

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.


What is a glass bulb of a thermometer?

A glass bulb of a thermometer is the part at the bottom of the thermometer that contains mercury or colored alcohol that expands and contracts with temperature changes. This expansion and contraction of the liquid is what causes the thermometer to measure and display the temperature.


What material is used for thermometer?

Thermometers can be made from various materials, but common ones include glass, mercury, alcohol, and digital sensors such as thermocouples and resistive temperature detectors. Glass thermometers often contain mercury or alcohol as the temperature-measuring substance. Digital thermometers use semiconductor materials for temperature sensing.

Related Questions

Who element used of the glass tube of clinical thermometer to measure thermometer?

mercury


What is the sSensor in Mercury-in-glass thermometer?

The sensor in a mercury-in-glass thermometer is the glass bulb at the base of the thermometer containing the mercury. The temperature is measured by the expansion or contraction of the mercury based on the surrounding temperature, allowing the thermometer to provide a temperature reading.


Which element is used in the glass tube of a clinical thermometer to measure temperature?

mercury


Which element is used in the glass tube of clinical thermometer to measure tepperature?

MERCURY


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.


Who invented Mercury-in-glass thermometer?

German physicist Daniel gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury-in-glass thermometer


Is mercury used in food thermometer?

In a mercury thermometer, a glass tube is filled with mercury and a standard temperature scale is marked on the tube. With changes in temperature, the mercury expands and contracts, and the temperature can be read from the scale. Mercury thermometers can be used to determine body, liquid, and vapor temperature.


What is the sensor in mercury in glass thermometer?

Temperature Sensor


What are the materials in a thermometer?

For a classic thermometer: glass and mercury, colored ethanol or another liquid.


What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?

A liquid-in-glass thermometer is a type of thermometer that consists of a glass tube filled with a liquid, typically mercury or alcohol, which expands or contracts with changes in temperature. The level of the liquid in the tube corresponds to the temperature, allowing for temperature measurement.


Is the silver used inside the thermos toxic?

What looks silver in a glass thermometer is actually mercury, which is toxic.


Which thermometer is a greater health hazard if it breaks Is it the mercury in glass or alcohol in glass thermometer?

Mercury in glass thermometers pose a greater health hazard if broken, as mercury is a toxic substance that can be harmful if inhaled or ingested. Alcohol in glass thermometers are considered less hazardous as alcohol is not as toxic as mercury. It is still important to clean up any broken thermometer carefully to avoid injury.