A shining thick liquid does not wet glass and is used in thermometers. Name it.

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A shining thick liquid that does not wet glass and is used in thermometers is mercury( Hg).
Mercury is a metal that is in a liquid state.
Mercury expands on heating and that's why it is used in thermometers. On expansion, it rises along with the thermometer and shows the temperature.

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