There are no convenient alternatives to using a thermometer to measure body temperature.
the thermometers which are used to find your temperature
There are several types of thermometers. Clinical thermometers are used to measure the body temperature of the patient. Ear Thermometers make it an accurate point to measure the body temperature. Pacifier thermometers are used to check the body temperature of babies or infants. Underarm thermometers are kept in the underarms to measure the body temperature. Not to mention the food thermometers that are often used for checking the heat of the oil or pop up to let you know when the meat is done.
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
We ca use thermometers, thermocouples, resistance thermometers, pyrometers etc.
Most thermometers used to contain mercury until it was found to be toxic.
There are 34 different types of thermometer that range from alcohol thermometers and ear thermometers to medical thermometers and electrical resistance thermometers.
Mecury thermometers
Mercury thermometers are rarely used, except in lab thermometers. For human use, they have been replaced by dyed alcohol glass thermometers, or electronic digital thermometers.
no,digital thermometers don't have mercury whereas clinical thermometers have mercury.
the thermometers which are used to find your temperature
Celsius and Fahrenheit Thermometers Clinical Thermometers Ear (Tympanic) thermometers Pacifier Thermometers Underarm or Oral Thermometers Food Thermometers Outdoor Thermometers Mechanism of Different Types of Thermometers Mercury and Alcohol Thermometers Digital Thermometers Alcohol thermometer Beckmann differential thermometer Bi-metal mechanical thermometer Electrical resistance thermometer Galileo thermometer Infrared thermometer Liquid Crystal Thermometer Medical thermometer (e.g. oral thermometer, rectal thermometer, basal thermometer) Mercury-in-glass thermometer
Mercury is used in thermometers.
Mercury is common in both fish and thermometers. Although nowadays they make thermometers without mercury in them.
Digital thermometers have replaced mercury thermometers because mercury is toxic. [Personal commentary: digital thermometers are not accurate and mercury thermometers are so how many people are being harmed by not knowing their temperature versus how many would be harmed by the mercury if accurate thermometers were still used?]
same size and shape
Laser thermometers are actually just infrared thermometers. The laser is actually just there to make the thermometer easier to aim.
Thermometers may be calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Celsius.