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Melting (freezing) point is −7.2 °C, boilingpoint is 58.8 °C; this temperatures are too close to each other. Besides Bromine is a toxic, easily evaporating liquid when spilled)
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Melting (freezing) point is −38.8 °C, boilingpoint is 356.7 °C and not easily evaporating liquid. (The liquid itself is very toxic, vaporous Hg is very toxic)
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How are mercury thermometers used today?
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.
Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
Why clinical thermometers are used to measure the temperature of boiling water?
Clinical thermometers are not used to measure the temperature of boiling water! They have a range of about 35oC to 43oC and they will explode at a temperature of about 100oC! Ordinary laboratory thermometers are used.
What are mercury thermometers used to measure?
Thermometers of any kind measure one thing: temperature.
What material is used to make thermometers?
glass
What liquid mental is used for thermometers?
Mercury is used in thermometers.
How are mercury thermometers used today?
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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.
What are strip thermometers?
the thermometers which are used to find your temperature
Why is mercury not used in thermometers any more?
Mercury is not used in thermometers, because mercury is poisonous.
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 liquid used to be in thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid used to be in most thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What liquid element is used in thermometers.?
Mercury (Atomic number 80) is still used in some thermometers.
Is alcohol used for clinical thermometers or laboratory thermometers?
Alcohole is not used for any thermometer only murcury (Hg) is used
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?]
Where is mercury used?
in thermometers.
Is xenon used in thermometers?
No, it is not.
