Question

describe how do we use a chemical thermometers​

Answer 1

Answer:

A clinical thermometer is a sensitive Fahrenheit scale thermometer. For measuring the temperature of the human body this thermometer is extensively used. For this reason, this thermometer is called clinical thermometer or doctor’s thermometer

Answer 2

Clinical thermometers are meant for clinical purposes. It is developed for measuring the human body temperature. It is a long narrow glass tube with a bulb containing mercury at the end. The normal human body temperature is 37˚C; which can fluctuate between the ranges 35˚C to 42˚C. Hence, the clinical thermometers have the range 35˚C to 42˚C. The level of mercury tells our body temperature in ˚C. Since mercury is a toxic element, thus these thermometers have been replaced by digital thermometers nowadays.

• The thermometer is washed with water at a normal temperature.
• The thermometer is then kept under the tongue or under the arms in order to get the reading on the thermometer.
• The thermometer is then held close to the eye as shown in figure 3 in order to see the correct reading.