answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Mercury is common in both fish and thermometers. Although nowadays they make thermometers without mercury in them.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is common in fishes and thermometers?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What do all thermometers have in common?

They tell temperature??


What is the most common element used in thermometers?

This element is mercury.


What features does both thermometers have in common?

They both give you temperature.


What have fishes got in common?

gilles


What fluids can be used to measure temperature?

The most common are mercury and alcohol. Mercury is being phased out because it is toxic. Alcohol thermometers are used to replace the old mercury thermometers.


What are teleosts?

Of or belonging to the Teleostei or Teleostomi, a large group of fishes with bony skeletons, including most common fishes. The teleosts are distinct from the cartilaginous fishes such as sharks, rays, and skates


What different kinds of thermometers are there?

There are 34 different types of thermometer that range from alcohol thermometers and ear thermometers to medical thermometers and electrical resistance thermometers.


What chemical element is used in thermometers?

the element used in termometers is Mercury.


Is a catfish in the fish family?

yes.it's a very common type of fishes.


What where the first thermometers?

Mecury 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 For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.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 substance is used inside most thermometer's?

Alcohol is most common in modern thermometers. Early thermometers used mercury, but these pose a possible health threat. Today, both are being replaced by electronic instruments.