Question

Why is a clinical thermometer not used
to measure the temperature of air?​

Answer 1

Answer:

clinical thermometer is made up of mercury and as it has lowest melting point , it is used to show the readings or temperature of our body and it us used to measure smaller range of temperature and it measures temperature only when it is in contact with our body and hence it cannot measure air temperature properly , it ..

Answer 2

Answer:

Working of a Clinical Thermometer

A clinical thermometer cannot be used to measure high temperatures because it has been designed to measure only human body temperature which varies over a short range. If a clinical thermometer is used to measure high temperatures, it will get damaged.