Question

You are planning to go to a very cold place where the night temperature drops to -50°C.Which thermometer will you take with you - mercury or alcohol? Why?

2. Which is greater−a 1° rise in the Celsius scale or a 1° rise in the Fahrenheit scale?

3. Can a clinical thermometer be used to measure the temperature of boiling water? Why?

4. Why is a laboratory thermometer not used to measure body temperature?

5. You have seen that an ordinary glass tumbler can crack if very hot or very cold water is poured into it. You have two glass tumblers made of ordinary glass−one with thick walls and the other with very thin walls. Which one is more likely to crack when very hot or very cold water is poured into them?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Clinical thermometers are not meant to measure 100°C temperatures