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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
Mercury is often used in laboratory thermometers because it ______.
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 |
A clinical thermometer is not used to measure the temperature of air, why?
Why do we use Mercury in thermometers? Can water be used instead of mercury? What are the problems in using it?
State the similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer
Before use, the mercury level in clinical thermometer should be below ______.
Explain the construction and working of the clinical thermometer.
write a note on a digital thermometer.
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?
