Biology, asked by amruthaya, 2 months ago

Why is it necessary for a clinical
thermometer to have a bend or kink​

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Answered by Anonymous
2

Answer:

A slight bend or kink in the capillary tube of the clinical thermometer near the bulb ensures that the mercury does not move back into the bulb when the thermometer is taken out of a person's mouth for reading.

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Answered by raushankumarcdv
1

Answer:

The kink prevents the mercury in the capillary to fall back into the bulb. So it separates the high temperature mercury and cool temperature mercury and allow the user to take a reading when the thermometer is taken out.

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