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Why a clinical thermometer should not be sterilized by boiling water?

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The range of clinical thermometer is from `95^@F` to `110^@F` and the boiling point of water is `212^@F`. Therefore, on sterilisation by boiling, the capillary of the thermometer will burst.
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Knowledge Check

  • Explant should be sterilized by:

    A
    Autoclaving
    B
    UV-lamp
    C
    Flame
    D
    Sodium hypochloride solution and detergent solution or chlorine water

  • An ideal thermometer should have

    A
    Large heat capacity
    B
    Medium heat capacity
    C
    Small heat capacity
    D
    Variable heat capacity

  • The range of clinical thermometer is

    A
    `37^(@)C` to `42^(@)C`
    B
    `95^(@)F` to `110^(@)F`
    C
    `90^(@)F` to `112^(0)F`
    D
    `95^(0)C` to `104^(@)C`

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