Is the bulb of a thermometer made of diathermic or adiabatic wall?

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The bulb of a thermometer is made of a diathermic wall, because diathermic wall can exchange heat from the wall of the system.

So, bulb of thermometer takes heat from the human body and shows its temperature.

Final answer: Diathermic.

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