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because it is a metal which is in liquid form and it expands on heating. so when the thermometer receives heat from our body, the mercury inside it expands. and no other metal can probably expand like mercury does.

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  • Why is mercury used in thermometers
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  • because it is a metal which is in liquid form and it expands on heating. so when the thermometer receives heat from our body, the mercury inside it expands. and no other metal can probably expand like mercury does.
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  • because it is a metal which is in liquid form and it expands on heating. so when the thermometer receives heat from our body, the mercury inside it expands. and no other metal can probably expand like mercury does.
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