Consists of a thin glass capillary filled with mercury

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A conventional mercury thermometer consists of a thin glass capillary filled with mercury. The capillary is enclosed in a protective glass cylinder. These mercury thermometer can be quite sensitive and very precise. When such a thermometer is placed into a pot of hot water one observes that the temperature reading first drops for a moment before it gradually rises. Explain this phenomenon

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