Question

State similaritiesand differences between laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer.

Answer 1

A laboratory thermometer is used to measure the temperature during various experiments. It can measure a wide range of temperature, typically from -10 ⁰ C to 110 ⁰ C. It is not used to measure the human body temperature.

A clinical thermometer is designed to measure the human body temperature only. It can measure temperature that lies between 32 ⁰ C and 42 ⁰ C. This thermometer cannot be used to measure the temperature of very hot or very cold bodies.