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Why is alcohol used as a thermometric substance in some of the laboratory thermometers ​

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Answered by nisi14282
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Alcohol thermometers are used rather than mercury thermometers in very cold regions because alcohol has a lower freezing point than mercury. ... If it freezes it won't move in the tube, so a liquid must be used that has a freezing point that's lower than the temperature it's measuring.

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