Question

Which of the following can be used to measure the temperature of boiling water?

• A. Clinical thermometer
• B. Laboratory thermometer
• C. Both laboratory and clinical thermometer
• D. Neither laboratory nor clinical thermometer

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Laboratory thermometer

A laboratory thermometer has the Celsius scale ranging from $-{10}^{\circ }C$ to ${110}^{\circ }C$. The boiling point of water lies within the range of a laboratory thermometer.

In a clinical thermometer the scale runs from ${35}^{\circ }C$ to ${42}^{\circ }C$. The boiling point of water is beyond this range so it cannot be used to measure the temperature of boiling water.