Question

You are going to South Pole on an expedition. What kind of thermometer will you take with you– mercury or alcohol? How would you support your answer with reason?

Answer 1

Question

You are going to South Pole on an expedition. What kind of thermometer will you take with you– mercury or alcohol? How would you support your answer with reason?

Answer

Alcoholic thermometer because it alcohol has lower freezing point than mercury.

Other information

• 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

Alcoholic thermometer because it alcohol has lower freezing point than mercury.

Explanation:

because alcohol has lower freezing point than mercury and mercury is very sensitive