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1. State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer
Answers
Answer: 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.
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Ans.Similarities:
Working principle of both the thermometer is same.
Both are used to measure temperature.
Both have a thick walled glass tube enclosing a fine uniform bore capillary tube.
Mercury is used in both thermometers to measure temperature.
Both have Celsius and Fahrenheit markings.
Differences:
Laboratory thermometer is used to measure temperature of different objects in
factories and laboratory where as clinical thermometer is used to measure the
temperature of human beings only.
Generally, laboratory thermometer has temperature range from −10℃ to 110℃
where as clinical thermometer has temperature range from 35℃ to 42℃.
Usually laboratory thermometer does not have any constriction where as clinical
thermometer has the small constriction near the mercury bulb.
Laboratory thermometer has to be kept upright while taking the reading where as
clinical thermometer can be tilted while taking reading.