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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
Heat energy transfer from ______ to ______.
A clinical thermometer is calibrated from to ______.
The thermometer which ranger from -10°C to 110°C is ______.
All clinical thermometers have a ______ that prevents mercury from flowing back into the bulb.
A clinical thermometer indicates temperatures from a minimum of ______ °F to a ______ maximum of °F.
Match the following :
| 1. | Mercury | a. | Maximum minimum thermometer |
| 2. | Weather report | b. | -173.15 degree C |
| 3. | 32degree F | c. | Opaque and shining |
| 4. | 100 K | d. | 0 degree C |
Mention the use of laboratory thermometers.
We are advised to avoid keeping the clinical thermometer in the sun or near a flame. Why?
Explain the construction and working of the clinical thermometer.
How does a clinical thermometer differ from the thermometer used in the laboratory?
