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difference between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer

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Answer 1

Answer:

Thermometers

A thermometer (thermos: hot; metron: measure) is the universal instrument used to measure temperature.

A clinical Thermometer is meant for clinical purposes. It is developed for measuring the human body temperature.

A laboratory thermometer, which is colloquially known as the lab thermometer, is used for measuring temperatures other than the human body temperature.

Similarities between Clinical Thermometer and a laboratory thermometer

Both are made of glass and consist of a long narrow glass tube.

At one end, both of them have a bulb.

Bulbs of both the thermometers consist of mercury

Celsius scale is present in both the thermometer

Differences between Clinical Thermometer and a laboratory thermometer

Clinical Thermometer Laboratory thermometer

Temperature range is 35 to 42 0 c The temperature range is -10 to 110 0 c

Used to measure human body temperature Used to measure temperature in the laboratory

It has kink, which prevents immediate backflow of mercury It does not have a kink

Answer 2

Answer:$\sf \underline\red {Clinical \: thermometer}$

• clinical thermometer are used to measure body and laboratory thermometer is not used for measuring body .

The least count of both the thermometers is different.The clinical thermometer is can be tilted while reading the temperature values whereas laboratory thermometer need to be kept upright.

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