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प्रश्न
Why do we jerk a clinical thermometer before we measure the body temperature?
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उत्तर
The jerk to the thermometer will allow the mercury level to flow into the bulb so that the mercury level is below the normal temperature.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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 |
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You may have noticed that a few sharp jerks are given to a clinical thermometer before using it. Why is it done so?
