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The glass is so thin so it can tell the tempature. If the glass were thicker, the thermomiter would be wrong.
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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.
Why is the glass on the bulb of a clinical thermometer so thin?
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Why is the glass of a thermometer so thin?
Glass is a bad conductor of heat, it has to be thin. So that heat should eventually pass to the mercury. And for that purpose we have to keep thermometer for at least two minutes in position.
What part of the thermometer has the thin est glass?
The alcohol or mercury reservoir at the bottom end.
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.
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.
Why is the glass on the bulb of a clinical thermometer so thin?
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Why is the glass of a thermometer so thin?
Glass is a bad conductor of heat, it has to be thin. So that heat should eventually pass to the mercury. And for that purpose we have to keep thermometer for at least two minutes in position.
What makes a liquid-in-glass thermometer sensitive to a small change of temperature?
a bulb with a thin glass wall
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.
What is the the name of the object a thin glass tubbed filled with liquid that measures temperature?
Thermometer
What part of the thermometer has the thin est glass?
The alcohol or mercury reservoir at the bottom end.
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.
