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GK QUESTION#3187

Which of the following is used as a substitute of mercury in thermometers?

  1. ASelenium
  2. BArsenic
  3. CBromine
  4. DGalinstanCorrect answer
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D. Galinstan

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Galinstan is a gallium–indium–tin alloy used as the measuring liquid in mercury-free glass thermometers. Its thermal expansion allows temperature measurement. No universal melting-point claim is required for the identification.

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