Dip it in achahol so it can get rid of germs.
Dip it in achahol so it can get rid of germs.
To sterilize it before use to avoid cross-infections.
The doctor dips the thermometer in a liquid, usually alcohol, to sanitize it before use to prevent the risk of spreading infections or illnesses between patients. This helps maintain proper hygiene and prevents contamination during temperature measurements.
There are two reasons why the doctor dips in alcohol before use. The first is that any infections of the previous patient may have does not infect others. The second is that the Mercury level should fall down to below 35 degrees centigrade before use.
There are two reasons why the doctor dips in alcohol before use. The first is that any infections of the previous patient may have does not infect others. The second is that the mercury level should fall down to below 35 degrees centigrade before use.
The liquid is an antiseptic used to sterilise it. You wouldn't want to be contaminated with any bacteria or viruses from the last person who used the thermometer, would you?
The liquid in a clinical thermometer is often mercury. But there are thermometers that use a coloured alcohol.
Mercury
We still use colored alcohol for our liquid in everyday thermometers.
A thermometer is not adequate in this situation.
A liquid-in-glass thermometer is a type of thermometer that consists of a glass tube filled with a liquid, typically mercury or alcohol, which expands or contracts with changes in temperature. The level of the liquid in the tube corresponds to the temperature, allowing for temperature measurement.
Because that will mess with the temperature reading on the thermometer. And it would be dangerous if the thermometer is broken as there are dangerous chemicals (i.e.mercury) inside.