Question

What Is the use of a kink near the bulb in a clinical thermometer?

Answer 1

Clinical thermometer:

The instrument used to measure the temperature of the body is known as a clinical thermometer.

Use of a kink near the bulb in a clinical thermometer:

1. The kink is present in the clinical thermometer to break the flowing connection between the capillary and the bulb.
2. Thus when the thermometer is taken out of the patient's mouth it aids in not falling down the mercury level.
3. Hence, the kink helps in recording the appropriate temperature of the patient.