1. Each of the two dumbbell-shaped steel indices in the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is held in position by a _______.   steel spring   magnet   2. One of the reasons for using alcohol in thermometers is that it has a bright red color of its own.   True   False   3. An alcohol thermometer is suitable for measuring the temperature of boiling water.   True   False   4. The liquid used in the bend of the U-tube in the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is _______.   Mercury   Alcohol   5. Mercury does not stick to the sides of the capillary tube of a thermometer.   True   False   6. The temperature range that is typically marked on a laboratory thermometer is   −10oC to 110oC   35oC to 43oC   10oC to 90oC   Hint Half-n-half Clue   7. The temperature range that is typically marked on a clinical thermometer is   35oC to 43oC   −10oC to 109oC   95oC to 109oC   Half-n-half Clue