Question

State similarities and difference between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer

Answer 1

ANSWER :

Laboratory thermometer :

• Not used for purpose of measuring body temperature.
• 10°C - 100°C
• Least count is different.

Clinical thermometer :

• Used to measure body temprature
• 35°C - 42°C
• Least count is different

Answer 2

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SIMILARITIES

1. Both thermometers consist of long narrow uniform glass tubes .
2. Both have a bulb in one end.
3. Both contain mercury in bulb .
4. Both has celcius scale..

DIFFERENCES

1. Clinical thermometer reads temperature 35°C to 45°C while the range of laboratory thermometer is -10°C to 110°C..
2. Clinical thermometer has link near the bulb while laboratory thermometer doesn't have a kink.
3. We can only measure our body temperature using clinical thermometer while laboratory thermometer doesn't have a kink..

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