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Mercury thermometer broke

2020-08-06 15:31:35
My mercury thermometer broke and and the particles of mercury fall on the floor . My mother discarded the thermometer and mercury and I saw the mercury particles they were solid like ball .is there anything to worry?? Will applying sanitizer on hand remove the mercury particles??
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Nothing to worry.

Answered2020-08-06 19:22:15

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Remove the mercury with the help of hard board and place it in bottle filled with water

Answered2020-08-06 18:12:07

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When u touch it make sure ur not wearing any gold ornaments. The color will change..therwise nothing harm in touching it

Answered2020-08-06 15:59:34

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Nothing will happen to your body for now but just for information if mercury comes in contact with gold than the gold will get dissolved

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Don't worry

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