what is the use of the kink in a clinical thermometer
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Kink prevent the level of the mercury from falling when taken out of the mouth, it allows the level of the mercury to fall when taken out of the mouth. Mercury is used in clinical temperature and level of mercury rises very rapidly with small variation in temperature.
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Kink in the Mercury thermometer helps to prevents the falling of mercury present in capillary tube into bulb. It ensures that the user takes the correct reading of temperature. That's the reason a person before taking a new reading must give a sudden shake to the clinical thermometer so that the mercury level comes to normal.
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