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Why is alcohol used as thermometric liquid?


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it maybe because of the chemical components in alcohol
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Ohayo, Haruki-kun here!

The answer is, alcohol thermometer uses alcohol as the liquid to measure the temperature variations. Alcohol expands when it absorbs temperature and contract in colder temperatures. Most commonly used alcohol in these is ethanol, but different types of alcohols can be used depending on the measured temperature and environment in which the measurements are taken.

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