state similarities and different between laboratory and clinical thermometer
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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-42°C and that of laboratory thermometers is -10°C-110°C. The least count of both the thermometers is different.
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SIMILARITIES
- Both thermometers consist of long narrow uniform glass tubes .
- Both have a bulb in one end.
- Both contain mercury in bulb .
- Both has celcius scale..
DIFFERENCES
- Clinical thermometer reads temperature 35°C to 45°C while the range of laboratory thermometer is -10°C to 110°C..
- Clinical thermometer has link near the bulb while laboratory thermometer doesn't have a kink.
- We can only measure our body temperature using clinical thermometer while laboratory thermometer doesn't have a kink..
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