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why does a clinical thermometer break in boiling water?

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Answered by vasantha2582
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Answer:

When a thermometer is placed in boiling water, the mercury is heated up and it in turn heats the inner portion of the glass. ... Therefore, the inside layer of glass expands but not the outer layer and hence it breaks.

Answered by hughghgugu
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Answer:

here is

Explanation:

when clinical thermometer is put on 100°s boiling water the mercury inside the thermometer expands and creates pressure which causes thermometer breaks

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