Question

Why the clinical thermometer is made of prismatic shape

Answer 1

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It is made prismatic to refract maximum light towards its base & make mercury shining. It makes easy to take reading.That shape is going to absorb light rays from outside and magnify.


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Answer 2

Lab bulb thermometers are read while inserted in a liquid and do not retain the high reading. They are prismatic acting because of the triangular shape the tube is formed into