Question

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

Answer 1

AnswEr :

Similarities –

• Both thermometers consist of long narrow uniform glass tubes.

• Both have a bulb at one end.

• Both contain mercury in bulb.

• Both use Celsius scale on the glass tube.

Differences –

• A clinical thermometer reads temperature 35°C to 45°C while the range of laboratory thermometer is -10°C to 110°C.

• Clinical thermometer has a kink near the bulb while there is no kink in the laboratory thermometer.

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Answer 2

Similarities and differences between Laboratory and clinical Thermometer

Explanation:

• Similarities between cilinical and laboratory thermometer-
• Both are made up of glass and have a narrow glass tube.
• Both of them have a bulb at the end.
• Both have mercury in their bulb.
• Celsius scale is present in both.
• Difference between Laboratory and clinical thermometer-
• Clinical thermometer has a range of 35 to 42°C , Lab thermometer has a range of -10 to 110°c.
• Clinical thermometer is used to measure human body temperature, lab thermometer is used to measure temperature in the laboratory.