Question

State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer

Answer 1

Similarities:

• Bulbs contain mercury.
• Glass tubes are long, narrow and uniform.

Differences:

• Clinical thermometer is used to measure body temperature however laboratory thermometer is not used for the purpose of measuring body temperature.
• The temperature range of clinical thermometers is 35°C-42°C and that of laboratory thermometers is -10°C-110°C.
• The least count of both the thermometers is different.