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प्रश्न
What is the use of kink in clinical thermometer?
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उत्तर
A kink is clinical thermometer prevents the mercury from flowing back into the bulb when the thermometer is taken out of the patient’s mouth, so that the temperature can be noted conveniently.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Describe a clinical thermometer. How does it differ from the thermometer used in laboratory?
Match the following
| i. | Clinical thermometer | A form of energy |
| ii. | Normal temperature of human body | 100°C |
| iii. | Heat | 37°C |
| iv. | Boiling point of water | 0°C |
| v. | Melting point of water | Kink |
Jyothi was prepared to measure the temperature of hot water with a clinical thermometer. Is it right or wrong? Why?
A clinical thermometer is not used to measure the temperature of air, why?
State the similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer
Mercury is a poor conductor of heat.
Explain how do you determine the temperature of hot water using a laboratory thermometer?
Figure (a–d) shows a student reading a doctor’s thermometer. Which of the figure indicates the correct method of reading temperature?
How does a clinical thermometer differ from the thermometer used in the laboratory?
A solid metallic cube having a total surface area of 24 m2 is uniformly heated. If its temperature is increased by 10°C, calculate the increase in the volume of the cube.
(Given: α = 5.0 × 10-4°C-1)
