Question

State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer.


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Answer 1

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Similarities Both thermometers are used to measure temperature and both of them use mercury. Differences Clinical thermometer is used to measure human body temperature whereas laboratory thermometer is used to measure temperature of other object which has higher temperature than human body temperature.

The clinical thermometer is used to measure body temperature, however, laboratory thermometer is not used for the purpose of measuring body temperature. The temperature range of clinical thermometers is 35°C to 42°C and that of laboratory thermometers is -10°C to 110°C.

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Answer 2

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We all know about the temperature and the instrument to measure temperature is called thermometer. Let us dive in to know more about the two main types of thermometers.

Thermometers

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

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 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

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