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

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A clinical thermometer has the temperature range from 35^oC to 42^oC. But the boiling point of water is 100^oC. Therefore, it is not possible to measure the temperature of boiling water with a clinical thermometer, as it can break outside its range of temperature.

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