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Its a liquid at room temperature and it has a high rate of thermal expansion and contraction(changes volume with temperature).

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Mention any two points of difference between a clinical thermometer and an ordinary mercury thermometer?

A clinical thermometer will offer more precise calibrated readings than a mercury thermometer. The range of measurable temperature differs between a clinical and a mercury thermometer with the mercury thermometer having the wider range.


What is the mercury called on a clinical thermometer?

The liquid in a clinical thermometer is called mercury. It is used to measure body temperature by expanding and rising within the thermometer.


Where will you find Mercury?

Mercury can be found in the labarotry or in the clinical thermometer.


Which thermometer is most suitable for measuring boiling point of water mercury or alcholic thermometer?

Which thermometer is most suitable for measuring boiling point of water mercury or alcoholic thermometer


What liquid is found in a clinical thermometer?

The liquid in a clinical thermometer is often mercury. But there are thermometers that use a coloured alcohol.


Who element used of the glass tube of clinical thermometer to measure thermometer?

mercury


Which metal is used in clinical thermometer?

Mercury is used in clinical thermometers.


Why is the clinical thermometer shorter than the mercury thermometer?

Mercury expand more easily.so it need large space


Why does the mercury not fall or rise in a clinical thermometer when taken out of the mouth?

Mercury does not fall or rise in a clinical thermometer when taken out from the mouth because of the KINK present in it.


Did Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invent the mercury thermometer?

Yes, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit did invent the mercury thermometer in 1714. He used mercury because of its uniform expansion and contraction properties, making it suitable for accurate temperature measurement.


Why does a clinical thermometer have a kink?

The kink in a clinical thermometer prevents the mercury from falling back down when the thermometer is removed from the body. It ensures that the highest temperature reached is recorded until it is reset.


Why can you not use a clinical thermometer to measure the temperature of a candle flame?

We cannot use a clinical thermometer to measure temperature of a candle flame because then the mercury will expand too much and the thermometer will explode.

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