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Standard XII
Physics
Ideal Gas Equation
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Question
Explain why it is not advisable to sterilise a clinical thermometer on boiling water at normal atmospheric temperature.
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Solution
A clinical thermometer has small temperature range. The glass will crack/burst due to excessive pressure created by expansion of mercury.
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