Physics, asked by mahikumari201819, 25 days ago

Why does the capillary of a clinical thermometer have a kink?

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The kink regulates the in and out flow of mercury from the bulb, making the rise and fall in level of mercury in the tube slow. ... Therefore, the kink near the bulb in a clinical thermometer prevents the level of mercury from falling when taken out of the mouth.

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