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"IR thermometres are quick and easy to use for babies. They are very accurate when used correctly, and can be easier to use than the traditional methods. On the other hand, IR thermometres are often much more expensive than traditional types as well."
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Why is an alcohol thermometer better than mercury in the freezer?
Dropped mercury thermometers account for almost half of the spills that occur each year on campus. Rarely do people have the mercury spill kit required to clean up the half a gram of mercury that can escape from these thermometers. If someone drops a mercury thermometer in your lab, you lose time, money, and possibly your clothing or equipment. Instead, recycle your mercury-filled thermometers through EH&S and we'll deliver a free alcohol-filled thermometer in exchange. Our alcohol thermometers are semi-submersible and measure from -20 to 110ºC to within 1º. They perform most routine laboratory functions that mercury thermometers are used for, such as measuring the temperature of water baths or ambient air. And best of all, when you drop one, all you have to do is wipe up the liquid with a paper towel and throw it away, and place the broken glass in your lab glass bin.
What measures the average thermal energy?
The kinetic energy of a system.
What is best temperature to set central air conditioning with celsius?
25-25.5 Celsius is the best temperature
What temperature do germs grow best on?
warm temperatures
Which would be the best name for a function that takes the time spent heating a kettle and returns the temperature of the kettle?
Time(temperature)
How is temperature measured in Antarctica?
Thermometers are very effective in measuring temperatures, in both C and F degrees.
What unit would be best to measure the temperature in Antarctica in winter?
Ethanol-filled thermometers (alcohol thermometers) are a favourite among meteorologists and can be used down to -70 degrees centigrade due to alcohols very low freezing temperature. So this should be your best bet.
How do you find a temperature of a shirt?
The only possible way is to use a thermometer. The best kind is the instantaneous electronic thermometers where you point at an object and it gives you the temperature reading.
Which is better mercury or alcohol thermometers for low temperature measurements?
alcohol is best for both hot and cold (only in water) mercury is best for fire temps
What is the advantage and disadvantage of using water in a thermometer?
Thermometers are devices which can be used to measure the body temperature. The body temperature is an important health indicator, and to assess it properly the core temperature must be measured. The best way to this is through a rectal or aural measurement - these require specific thermometers. Aural measurements are most common in professional settings because of their reliability and ease of use, though a rectal measurement is still the most accurate. Nowadays most thermometers are electric, for greater accuracy and safety. Mercury thermometers are no longer used in medical applications, due to the toxicity of mercury, and many countries have banned the classic mercury-in-glass thermometers from such purposes.
What is the best thermometer for taking temperatures?
rectal because gives most accurate reading
How do you check the fever of a baby?
By doctor recommendation, the best suited way to get an accurate reading of a baby's temperature would be in the rectum. Digital thermometers are specifically designed for that area.
What is the best way to take a temperature if a patient has hypothermia?
taking it rectally
What is the correct place to put a thermometer?
You put the thermometer in what you want to get the temperature from. If you want to measure body temperature, the rectum would be the best way to get an accurate reading with an old school thermometer. There are however new thermometers which are as effective in an ear.
Which part of the human body is best for testing the temperature of a babys bath water?
I believe most mothers use their elbow to test the water, as their hands may be somewhat desensitized to what the actual temperature is that would be suitable for baby.
This mineral is liquid at room temperature its best known use is in thermometers?
waterANS2:By definition, no substance fits that definition because a mineral is naturally occurring and solid at room temperature. What the question seems to be fishing for is elemental mercury. Elemental mercury does not occur naturally.
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Best Bet: Babys 'R' Us
