How accurate is a Mercury thermometer?

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Would you use a mercury thermometer?

I still use our old mercury thermometer to take my temperature. It works just fine. My daughter tells me to get rid of it. Dispose of it properly. The mercury is too dangerous to ...show more

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I use a mercury thermometer too The doctor I worked for INSISTED on those as the digital ones are inaccurate...

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How do I fix a thermometer if the mercury has separated?

How do I fix a thermometer when the mercury has separated? I purchased a freezer thermometer. After getting it home the mercury (or whatever liquid they use in them now) had separated near the top of the scale, so there are bands of air between bands...

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Seconding that you ought to return it, but if that's not possible, i would try again heating it. There...

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17. Mention any two points how a clinical thermometer is different from an ordinary mercury thermometer? What?

17. Mention any two points how a clinical thermometer is different from an ordinary mercury thermometer? What is the body temperature of a normal human adult on Celsius scale? Why ...show more

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first of all, ur question is rong, because mercury is used even in clinical thermometers... the appropriate...

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They are easier to read, but if the battery is low you can get a wrong read. Also, it depends on the...

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Mercury expansion in vol. from -32 to 212deg is 1 part in 55; between 212 and 392dg, 1 in 54.6; and...

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Given:thermometer contains 20.4g of mercury density of mercury = 13.6 g/mL Density= mass/volume 13....

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Small volume of bore in which Mercury is stored, so it responds quickly for a small change of temperature...

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Thermometer that uses the difference in expansion of two metals (iron & brass) to measure temperatures...

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How long will i have to be exposed to mercury(such that from a broken thermometer) before it can affect me?

i broke a thermometer, i think 2 years ago..unfortunately, i was unware of its toxic effects.. I didn't dispose it properly, and just left the remains of it at home.. i read it evaporates in the air.. so, is it really dangerous to break it then be able...

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Hmm... most likely you won't get affected if the situation happened years ago. i know someone who as...

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The typical "fever thermometer" contains between 0.5 to 3 g (.3 to 1.7 dr) of elemental mercury...

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