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Why should a breakable, mercury-filled thermometer NOT be used in a lead-acid battery to measure electrolyte temperature?

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Why should a breakable, mercury-filled thermometer NOT be used in a lead-acid battery to measure electrolyte temperature?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Mercury behavior around electric current and sparks • How lead-acid batteries can produce explosive gas during charging • What happens if glass and conductive metal fall into a battery cell

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• Think about what mercury is: Is it conductive? What could happen if it bridges parts inside a battery cell? • In a charging lead-acid battery, what flammable gas is present around the plates and vents? How could an accident trigger that gas? • If a glass thermometer broke inside or near a cell, which consequence would be the most immediate and dangerous?

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• Verify whether mercury conducts electricity and can create short circuits • Recall that lead-acid batteries vent hydrogen gas, which is highly explosive in the right mixture with air • Ask which option describes an effect that is both sudden and catastrophic, rather than slow or mild damage

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Why should a breakable, mercury-filled thermometer NOT be used in a lead-acid battery to measure electrolyte temperature?

accidental breakage can cause violent gassing at the positive plates

accidental breakage can cause severe sparking and explosions

accidental breakage can cause rapid oxidation of battery plates

accidental breakage can cause corrosion on the battery terminals

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Question 1 / 205eccefa3bacbc34ba4d48019

Question 1 of 205eccefa3bacbc34ba4d48019

Why should a breakable, mercury-filled thermometer NOT be used in a lead-acid battery to measure electrolyte temperature?

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Why should a breakable, mercury-filled thermometer NOT be used in a lead-acid battery to measure electrolyte temperature?

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