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the bulb can feel heat, so holding it by the bulb can raise your temp. hope i helped! :)
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What will happen if you hold a mercury thermometer from its bulb?
is it dangeorous to hold a thermometer from its bulb
Why is it advised not to hold the thermometer by its bulb while reading it?
The temperature of your hand affects the reading of the thermometer.
What precautions should you take while using a laboratory thermometer?
The thermometer should be kept upright not tilted. 2.) The bulb of the thermometer should be surrounded from all sides by the substance of which the temperature is to be measured. 3.) The bulb should no touch the surface of the container.
Does a thermometer bulb have large heat capacity or small heat capacity?
A thermometer bulb should have.small heat capacity. In case if it has large capacity, the temperature of the substance will get lowered due to the large amount of heat absorbed by the thermometer bulb
What is a glass bulb of a thermometer?
thermometer
What will happen if you hold a mercury thermometer from its bulb?
is it dangeorous to hold a thermometer from its bulb
Why should you never hold the bulb end of a thermometer?
If you hold the bulb end, the thermometer will measure YOUR temperature instead of the temperature of the medium that you wish to measure.
Why is it advised not to hold the thermometer by its bulb while reading it?
The temperature of your hand affects the reading of the thermometer.
Would the temperature change on a thermometer if you hold it by the thermometer bulb?
Yes as your fingers are warmer than the air surrounding the thermometer bulb.
What are precautions that are to taken while measuring the temperature in clinical thermometer?
the mercury should be at normal body temperature level before using it the thermometer should be cleaned after use with normal water the bulb of the thermometer should not be touched
What precautions should you take while using a laboratory thermometer?
The thermometer should be kept upright not tilted. 2.) The bulb of the thermometer should be surrounded from all sides by the substance of which the temperature is to be measured. 3.) The bulb should no touch the surface of the container.
Does a thermometer bulb have large heat capacity or small heat capacity?
A thermometer bulb should have.small heat capacity. In case if it has large capacity, the temperature of the substance will get lowered due to the large amount of heat absorbed by the thermometer bulb
What is a glass bulb of a thermometer?
thermometer
Explain how you would use a wet bulb thermometer and a dry bulb thermometer to find the relative humidity?
the wet bulb is cooler
What does it mean when a dry bulb thermometer reads the same temperature as a wet bulb thermometer?
100% RH
What are two parts of psychrometer?
The two parts of a psychrometer is the dry-bulb thermometer and the wet-bulb thermometer.
Why is distilled water used on a wet bulb thermometer?
it is used in a bulb thermometer because the molocules a still
