Question

State two differences between a laboratory thermometer and a clinical thermometer. Give the reason for each difference

Answer 1

Laboratory thermometer

1 It is not used to measure body temperature

2-It's temp range is -10 degree C to -110 degree C

Clinical thermometer

1-It is used to measure body temperature

2Its temp range is 35 degree C to 42 degree C

Answer 2

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Similarities:

(i) Both clinical and laboratory thermometers have long, narrow, uniform glass tubes.

(ii) The bulbs of both the thermometers have mercury in them.

Differences:

(i) The temperature range of clinical thermometers is from 35°C to 42°C while that of laboratory thermometer is from −10°C to 110°C.

(ii) Clinical thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a human body. However, laboratory thermometer cannot be used to measure the temperature of a human body.

(iii) The least count of both the thermometers differs.

(iv) Unlike clinical thermometer that can be tilted, laboratory thermometer is kept upright while reading the temperature values.