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Pathshala Nepal

2 years ago Grade - 8 (BLE) Physics Heat

What is the difference between a Clinical thermometer and a simple thermometer?

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Heat is the sum of the molecular kinetic energy of a body.
The degree of hotness of a body is called temperature.
Heat always flows from a body having a higher temperature to a body having a lower temperature.
Heat is a cause whereas temperature is an effect.
An instrument that is used to measure the temperature of a body is called a thermometer.
In general, two scales are used in thermometer, celsius, and Fahrenheit.
The thermometer used to measure the temperature of the human body is called a clinical thermometer.
The thermometer used in the laboratory is that liquid expands of heating and contracts on cooling.
Conversion relation of degree Celcius and degree Fahrenheit is (C-0)/100 = (F-32)/180

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**Pathshala Nepal** · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-30T07:15:39Z

The difference between a simple thermometer and a clinical thermometer is as follows:

Sn	Clinical thermometer	Simple thermometer (laboratory thermometer)
1.	The thermometer which is used to measure the temperature of the human body is called a clinical thermometer.	The thermometer which is used to measure the temperature of substances in the lab is called a laboratory thermometer or a simple thermometer.
2.	The temperature range of the clinical thermometer is 35°C to 42°C.	The temperature range of the laboratory thermometer (simple thermometer) is -10°C to 110°C
3.	The clinical thermometer has a constriction or kink to hold the thermometric liquid.	A simple thermometer doesn't have constriction or kink.
	Mercury or alcohol is not used as a thermometric liquid in a clinical thermometer.	Mercury is used as the thermometric liquid in a simple thermometer

What is the difference between Clinical thermometer and simple thermometer?