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Mercury Vapor Video: Elemental mercury is a liquid metal and at room temperature readily vaporizes due to its low vapor pressure. In order to understand mercury vapor, an understanding of some physical properties is required: • Vapor...
This hydrometer was used for measuring the specific gravity of urine before more sophisticated technological means were introduced. Specific gravity is the ration of the density of a given substance to the density of water and indicates the...
Made by Queen & Co., Philadelphia, PA Artificial Horizons were used by navigators in conjunction with a conventional sextant. The sextant has a split image ...
Mercury Botanical Azogue is Spanish and Vidajan is Haitian Creole for metallic mercury also known as quicksilver in English. It is sold in botanicas in capsules ...
This Fortin type barometer consists of a long glass tube that is sealed at one end. The tube s inverted so that the open end is submerged in a reservoir of mercury. The height of the mercury within the tube is a measure of the atmospheric...
Mercury is contained in a glass thermometer bulb to gauge the temperature of candy syrups and oils during cooking. The candy thermometer is placed in a standing or hanging ...
Manufactured by: Motion Pro, Inc. - San Carlos, California A carburetor synchronizer manometer is used to determine vacuum in carburetor intake manifold in motorcycle engines. ...
Expands and contracts evenly with temperature changes. Highly toxic. Readily vaporizes at or near 55°F. ...
How to Identify: The bulbs of thermometers containing mercury are usually silver in color, while those of alcohol thermometers are red. Some BLUE tipped ...
A hydrometer uses buoyancy to measure the specific weight of liquids (specific gravity). A hydrometer consists of a weighted bulb with a long, thin stem on top of ...

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