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Mercury filled thermometers should NEVER be used to determine the temperature of the battery electrolyte due to the impact of accidental breakage. What could happen as a result of failure to observe this safety precaution?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Battery electrolyte properties and why contamination is serious • How broken glass and mercury would behave inside a liquid-filled battery cell • Difference between chemical contamination and other battery hazards (sparks, oxidation, corrosion)

💭 Think About

• If a mercury thermometer breaks inside or near a battery cell, what actually enters the electrolyte and what effect would that have? • Which of the answer choices describes something that would be a direct and immediate result of mercury and glass entering the electrolyte, rather than a more general battery problem? • Think about which options could occur even without a mercury thermometer present, and which one is uniquely tied to this specific hazard.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choices describe general battery problems (that can happen for many reasons) versus a result specific to foreign material entering the electrolyte. • Ask yourself: does mercury directly cause sparking, oxidation of plates, or terminal corrosion, or is its main danger something else? • Focus on the option that best matches the idea of introducing an incompatible substance into the electrolyte as a result of the thermometer breaking.

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