Question

What are two types of liquid thermometers? Which of them is used to measure human body temperature?

Answer 1

1. Thermometer: An instrument used for measuring temperature is called a thermometer.
2. A liquid thermometer is nothing but a thermometer that uses a liquid as a thermometric liquid.

There are two types of liquid thermometers-

1. Mercury thermometer
2. Alcohol thermometer

Body temperature is measured with the help of a clinical thermometer or doctor’s thermometer which uses mercury as a thermometric liquid.
The clinical thermometer range is from $35°Cto42°C$