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What is the advantage of providing a constriction in clinical thermometer?
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Mention any two points of difference between a clinical thermometer and an ordinary mercury thermometer?
A clinical thermometer will offer more precise calibrated readings than a mercury thermometer. The range of measurable temperature differs between a clinical and a mercury thermometer with the mercury thermometer having the wider range.
Which metal is used in clinical thermometer?
Mercury is used in clinical thermometers.
What is the clinical thermometer response time?
three minutes
Can you use a laboratory thermometer for clinical purposes?
no please there's mercury which will just poison you
Clinical thermometer is which order system?
first order system
What is the different between clinical thermometer and liquid in glass thermometer?
a lab thermometer did not have a constriction as compared to clinical thermometer. it have a wide range of measurement and usually contains alcohol
Why is it more important to have a constriction in a clinical thermometer than in a laboratory?
It stays at the maximum point so you get an accurate reading
Why does the clinical thermometer have a constriction?
Quote: When the temperature falls, the column of mercury breaks at the constriction and cannot return to the bulb, thus remaining stationary in the tube. After reading the value, the thermometer must be reset by repeatedly swinging it sharply to shake the mercury back through the constriction. Unquote.
Why is it more important to have constriction in a clinical thermometer than in a laboratory one?
It stays at the maximum point so you get an accurate reading
Why does the mercury not fall or rise in a clinical thermometer when taken out of the mouth?
Mercury does not fall or rise in a clinical thermometer when taken out from the mouth because of the KINK present in it.
Why does the temperature not fall immediately after taking a clinical thermometer from the mouth?
Because there is a constriction to prevent the indicator fluid falling to allow the maximum temperature to be read.
Why is there a constriction in a clinical thermometer?
The constriction prevents the mercury from returning back to the bulb when the thermometer is removed from a particular body.
Difference between clinical and a laboratory thermometer?
A clinical thermometer can only measure human body temperatures since it can measure no less than 35 degrees celcius and no more than 42 degrees celcius. An ordinary thermometer can measure and object or substance at any temperature. A clinical thermometer can only measure human body temperatures since it can measure no less than 35 degrees celcius and no more than 42 degrees celcius. An ordinary thermometer can measure and object or substance at any temperature.
Which feature belongs to a clinical thermometer?
what characteristic belongs to a clinical thermometer
What is the most used thermometer?
Clinical Thermometer
What is the function of constriction in clinical thermometer?
In case of ordinary thermometer if the thermometer is taken out the body whose temperature has been seen, the Mercury would fall down as the bulb gets cooled. But in case of clinical thermometer even after the thermometer has been taken out of the mouth of the patient the level of mercury would be held at the same level though the bulb falls to the room temperature. So doctor could see the temperature liesurely. To bring back the mercury to lowest level we have to give jerks to the thermometer by shaking it.
Why do you have to shake the clinical thermometer after reading but do not have to shake the laboratory thermometer?
So that the mercury will return to its original position (becos there's a constriction that actually keeps the mercury in place after u remove it from your mouth)
