Question

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

Answer 1

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In a clinical thermometer kink plays an important role. kink prevents the mercury present in the capillary to fall back in the bulb. So it separates the mercury at high temperature and cool mercury and allows the user to note the reading when the thermometer is taken out.


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Answer 2

Answer:

The mercury level do not fall or rise in the capillary of clinical thermometer when the thermometer is taken out of the mouth due to the presence of kink. This gives us a accurate reading of body temperature.