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

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Simillarities :-

i) In both laboratory thermometer and clinical thermometer mercury is used

ii) Both laboratory and clinical thermometer consists of a long, narrow uniform tube of glass.

 

Differences :-

i) The least count of both the thermometer is different.

ii) Range of the temperature in a laboratory thermometer is from -10\degree C \ to \ 110\degree C  whereas in  clinical thermometer, it is from 35\degree C \ to \ 42\degree C

iii) Clinical thermometer is used to measure body temperature whereas laboratory thermometer is not used for such purposes 


 

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