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100 degrees C at sea level
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Why should a clinical thermometer not be sterilize in boiling water?
Because clinical thermometer have a very small range. (20 to 45 degrees Celsius at most) and if placed in boiling water, the water being 100 degrees will cause damage to the thermometer.
Why water is not used in thermometer?
Well, Mercury can't freeze or evaporate at the temperature recorded on a standard thermometer. If water were used in a thermometer, we wouldn't be able to record any temperatures below its freezing point (0 degrees Celsius) or above its boiling point (100 degrees Celsius. Mercury has many unique properties. It is a liquid metal and as a metal it expands when heated. When the mercury is heated it rises in the thermometer. And markings on the glass indicate the temperature. Water does not do this. But now in this Digital World mercury has been loosing its importance just because everyone wants to use Digital Technology which provide fast and accurate reading and also safe in use, no doubt mercury provides an accurate reading of temperature but it is not fast and safe as compared to Digital Thermometer.
What is the temperature of boiling water at sea level?
The temperature of boiling water at sea level is 100 The temperature of boiling water at sea level is 211.149°F.
Why was the thermometer invented?
to tell temperature, weathering and water temperature
What instrument measures water temperature?
A thermometer
What is the safe way to check the temperature of boiling water?
With a thermometer
Can we use a clinical thermometer to measure the temperature of boiling water?
No.
What type of common instrument that has temperature of ice and boiling water?
thermometer
Why is the thermometer not suitable to measure the freezing point and boiling point of water?
Although a thermometer CAN be used its presence affects the temperature.
Why is temperature of boiling water cannot be measured using an alcohol thermometer?
Because the alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water.
Why a clinical thermometer breaks when it is used to measure the temperature of boiling water?
Boiling is way far outside its operating range.
What to use to measure the temperature of boiling water?
I usually use a cheese thermometer. They are very accurate.
Why should a clinical thermometer not be sterilize in boiling water?
Because clinical thermometer have a very small range. (20 to 45 degrees Celsius at most) and if placed in boiling water, the water being 100 degrees will cause damage to the thermometer.
What might happened to the thermometer if you put in boiling water after taken out of freezer?
There will be a sudden change in temperature and it is likely that the thermometer may even break.
Which thermometer is most suitable for measuring boiling point of water mercury or alcholic thermometer?
Which thermometer is most suitable for measuring boiling point of water mercury or alcoholic thermometer
Which of these tools would a student need to test the hypothesis that salted water has a different boiling temperature than fresh water?
Thermometer
How do you use boiling point in a sentence?
The boiling point is the temperature at which a substance boils. Different substances have different boiling points. The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius. You have to have an accurate thermometer to measure boiling point.
