Mercury

material · 1500 BC · Ancient world

A liquid metal; thermometers and barometers.

Where it is used

• Thermometer — is material for. Mercury thermometers.
• Barometer — is material for. A column of mercury.
• Hydrometer — is part of. Old hydrometers used mercury or lead shot as the weight to keep them upright.
• Blood pressure monitor — is material for. A column of mercury.
• Dental filling — is material for. Amalgam is a mercury alloy.
• Fluorescent lamp — is material for. Mercury.
• Clinical thermometer — is material for. Mercury expands when heated.

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