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Why is the glass on the bulb of a clinical thermometer so thin?
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Why is the bulb of thermometer made of thin glass?
The bulb thermometer is made of thin glass so as to detect the slightest change in temperature. It is made of thin glass for visibility as well.
What is a thin glass tube with a bulb on on end that contains liquid usually mercury?
It is a thermometer, and is used to show the temperature.
What will happen if you hold a mercury thermometer from its bulb?
is it dangeorous to hold a thermometer from its bulb
What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
Why is the glass on the bulb of a clinical thermometer so thin?
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Why is the bulb of thermometer made of thin glass?
The bulb thermometer is made of thin glass so as to detect the slightest change in temperature. It is made of thin glass for visibility as well.
What makes a liquid-in-glass thermometer sensitive to a small change of temperature?
a bulb with a thin glass wall
Is the external bulb of a thermometer also made of mercury?
The red liquid in a thermometer is Mercury, which is usually encased in a glass tube
Why is the glass around the bulb in a thermometer relatively thin?
The glass around the bulb in a clinical thermometer (the conventional one) is thin because glass is not a good conductor of heat. The clinician and the patient don't want to wait half an hour to get a good temperature reading. By using the thinner glass, the transfer of heat into the thermometer's fluid will be more rapid than it would with an instrument with thicker glass.
What is in a thin glass tube with a bulb on the end that contains a liquid usually mercury or colored alcohol?
It is a glass thermometer.
What is a thin glass tube with a bulb on the end that contains a liquid usually mercury or colored alcohol?
It is a glass thermometer.
Who invented the water thermometer?
Charles WingerThe Thermometer was invented by Galileo Galilei in 1593. His thermometer consisted of water in a glass bulb; the water moved up and down the bulb as the temperature changed.
Why does mercury level goes down for a very short time when a mercury-in glass thermometer is placed in hot water?
The exterior of the bulb of the thermometer expands first, resulting in the mercury level to go down. After that the mercury in the bulb expands more than the glass bulb, resulting in the subsequent rise of the mercury level.
Is a thin glass tube with a bulb on the end that contains a liquid usually mercury or colored alcohol?
Thermometer
What is a thin glass tube with bulb on one end that contains a liquid?
Thermometer. They contain Mercury which is a metal.
What is a thin glass tube with a bulb on on end that contains liquid usually mercury?
It is a thermometer, and is used to show the temperature.
