Laboratory Thermometer

Q.

How should one take the reading with a laboratory thermometer?

1. By touching the thermometer to the base of the container

2. By touching the thermometer to the sides of the container

3. By placing the thermometer in the liquid such that it does not touch the base or the side of the container

4. By placing the thermometer above the surface of the container

Q. Unlike clinical thermometers, laboratory thermometers can measure higher temperatures.

1. True
2. False

Q.

How will a person take the reading of a fluid kept in a container with a laboratory thermometer?

1. By touching the thermometer to the base of the container from outside

2. By touching the thermometer to the sides of the container from outside

3. By placing the thermometer in the liquid such that it does not touch the base or the side of the container

4. By placing the thermometer above the surface of the fluid

Q.

Mercury is a shiny metal.

1. True
2. False

Q.

mention the type of thermometer that should be used to determine the melting point of ice in laboratory?

Q. When we take out a laboratory thermometer from boiling water, the mercury level does not fall even after few minutes.

1. True
2. False