Question

Why kink is used in clinical thermometer

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

A 'kink' in the glass tube which breaks the mercury as it contracts, storing the highest temperature reading.The glass tube is shaped like a lens to magnify the thin mercury thread. Shaking the thermometer resets the mercury back into the bulb.

Answer 2

The use of kink in a clinical thermometer is to prevent immediate back flow of the mercury from the tube to the bulb, thus allowing us read the temperature conveniently.

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