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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?
The common laboratory thermometer is a ______ thermometer
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 |
Why do we use Mercury in thermometers? Can water be used instead of mercury? What are the problems in using it?
Digital thermometer is widely used for the measurement of the temperature due to ______.
Digital thermometers do not use ______.
A clinical thermometer indicates temperatures from a minimum of ______ °F to a ______ maximum of °F.
What is the freezing point of alcohol?
Four arrangements to measure temperature of ice in beaker with laboratory thermometer are shown in the following figure (a, b, c and d). Which one of them shows the correct arrangement for accurate measurement of temperature?
In a mercury thermometer, the level of mercury rises when its bulb comes in contact with a hot object. What is the reason for this rise in the level of mercury?
