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What is the thermometric property used in a mercury thermometer?
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∙ 11y ago
Not just a property of liquid but of all matter. All matter expands when heated and contracts when cooled, in thermometers the liquid, usually an alcohol, expands when heated lengthening the little line.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt expands and contracts with little temperature change. (I think, you may want to double check ;)
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What liquid metal is most commonly used in thermometer?
The liquid metal in many thermometer is mercury (Hg).
Which metal is used in clinical thermometer?
Mercury is used in clinical thermometers.
What is the measurement of theormeter?
A thermometer is used to measure temperature by the movement of a substance called mercury inside a sealed tube
How does a liquid thermometer measure temperature?
The alcohol or mercury in a thermometer expands or contracts very precisely according to heat or cold.
Why is there a need for us to shake the clinical thermometer prior to each use?
If the clinical thermometer is a mercury based thermometer, it needs to be shaken down prior to each use. This is because there is a pinch point between the mercury reservoir bulb and the capillary tube, to ensure that the mercury does not shrink back into the bulb after the temperature has been taken. The mercury has therefore to be shaken back into the bulb before another measurement can be made. One should note that in many countries use of mercury based clinical thermometers is now discouraged (because mercury is toxic) and electronic thermometers are used in stead - these do not need shaking.
What is a thermometric substance?
Thermometric substance is the material used in the thermometer, whose property varies with temperature.
What is thermometric substance?
These are materials used in thermometer whoses property varies with temperature
What are thermal properties?
when objects are heated or cooled, their temperatures change, along with some of their properties, these properties are known as Thermometric Properties. Examples include: when objects are heated, they expand, when they are cooled, they shrink. Another is, if an object is heated, its' gaseos pressure will increase and will decrease when object is cooled.
What is Mercury thermometer use to measure?
A mercury thermometer is used to measure temperature.
What is the name of the liquid in a thermometer?
The red liquid in a liquid-in-glass thermometer is mineral spirits or ethanol alcohol mixed with red dye. A grey or silver liquid inside the thermometer is mercury. Mercury thermometers are not used anymore due to the dangers associated with mercury.
What material is used for thermometer?
Mercury is used in thermometers. The mercury is the red substance in the thermometer that rises when you put it in your mouth.
