Distinguish between a clinical thermometer and a laboratory thermometer.
Answers
Answer- Clinical Thermometer
1. Clinical thermometer is used to measure human beings body temperature.
2. It has a range 35°C to 42°C
3. It has kink which prevent the backflow of mercury.
Laboratory Thermometer
1. Laboratory thermometer is used to measure other things temperature not human beings body temperature.
2. It has a range -10°C to 110°C
3. It has no kink.
Answer:
Thermometers.
Clinical Thermometer Laboratory thermometer
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
Explanation:
Thermometers
A thermometer (thermos: hot; metron: measure) is the universal instrument used to measure temperature.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