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types of thermometer and difference between a clinical thermometer and digital

Answer 1

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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

Differences between Clinical Thermometer and a laboratory thermometer

Clinical Thermometer Laboratory thermometer

Temperature range if 35 to 42 0 c Temperature range is -10 to 110 0 c

Used to measure human body temperature Used to measure temperature in the laboratory

It has kink which prevents immediate backflow

Answer 2

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Types of thermometer and Difference between a clinical thermometer and digital thermometer.

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Clinical thermometer :

✯ It shows temperature through the mercury in its narrow tube.

✯ It has a bulb full of mercury.

✯ It has not electronic parts.

Digital thermometer :

✯ It shows temperature digitally.

✯ It does not have mercury.

✯ It has electronic parts.

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