write the difference between laboratory thermometer and clinical thermometer
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Clinical thermo meter: This thermometer is used in Clinics to measure the temperature of human body.
A clinical thermometer has a temperature range of only 35ºC to 42°C.
Laboratory thermometer: is used to measure the temperature of all things, except the human body. It is a complex device. A laboratory thermometer has a temperature range of-10 degrees Celsius to 110 degrees Celsius.
A clinical thermometer has a temperature range of only 35ºC to 42°C.
Laboratory thermometer: is used to measure the temperature of all things, except the human body. It is a complex device. A laboratory thermometer has a temperature range of-10 degrees Celsius to 110 degrees Celsius.
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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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