1. After a thermometer has been used to record a patient's temperature, the mercury is prevented from returning to the bulb by the _______.   constriction   capillary tube   steel indices   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. A mercury thermometer is suitable for directly measuring the flame temperature of a candle.   True   False   3. The space above the mercury column in a thermometer _______.   is originally vacuum   contains air   contains water   Half-n-half Clue   4. The liquid present in the bulbs of the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is _______.   Alcohol   Mercury   5. One of the reasons for using alcohol in thermometers is that it has a bright red color of its own.   True   False   6. A mercury thermometer is suitable for measuring temperatures in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.   True   False   7. The temperature range that is typically marked on a clinical thermometer is   35oC to 43oC   −10oC to 109oC   95oC to 109oC   Half-n-half Clue