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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 care must be taken when disposing of a mercury-in-glass thermometer?
Well i'm not that old but i know a few:1)The thermometer will be of two types; a) Clinical Thermometer b) Laboratory Thermometer;a) The Clinical Thermometer: used to measure the temperature of the human body, at home, clinics and hospitals.b) The Laboratory Thermometer: used to measure the temperature in school and other laboratories for scientific research.Precautions:Wash the thermometer before and after use with an antiseptic solution, and handle it with care.See that the mercury levels are below the kink and don't hold the thermometer near its bulb.While noting down the reading in the thermometer, place the mercury level along the eye sight.Do not place the Clinical thermometer in a hot flame or in the hot sun.Note:The Clinical Thermometer should go above 108*F (42*C) and below 94*F (35*C) otherwise it might blow off the top and leak. Therefore, a Clinical Thermometer is used to measure the body temperature.
Why does an empty glass cracks when you pour very hot water into it but does not crack if there is a metal spoon in it?
It will crack because like clay in a hot oven, if all the spots are not covered correctly, it will have a chance of cracking, but when the hot water gets into the crack, it will start to make it bigger. If the expansion is uneven, the glass will break and I don't understand why it won't break with a metal spoon.
What is the difference between clinical and lab thermometer?
Mmmm you will know very quickly if asked to touch your toes while the thermometer is inserted - the difference will become quite plain! Clinical thermometers are calibrated to temepratures around that with which life revolves - there is no use having 100 degrees C on a clinical thermometer as you would be quite dead (and bubbling!) if you got that hot! Lab thermometers can look like Clinical thermometers - but can also be much larger, made of metal or glass or plastic, electronic, infrared, coated (teflon etc), and can have scales going up to many hundreds of degrees C (and down well below zero too).
How can one measure the temperature of hot air oven should i check it hanging thermometer in it through measument soket provided or keeping water in it and dipping thermometer in it through soket?
If you ever want to measure a temperature above 212 degrees, you're better off hanging the thermometer into the air in the oven. Since it's a hot-air oven, you want to measure the air. If it were a hot-water oven, you might prefer to measure water. But even then, what are you gonna do above 212, when the water goes away and all you have in there is steam ??
Why does bulb of a clinical thermometer break when placed in very hot water?
becuse alla does it
Can you measure the temperature of a hot tea with a clinical thermometer?
No, the temperature of hot tea is substantially higher than the maximum that a clinical thermometer is designed for.
Can you measure the temperature of hot tea with a clinical thermometer and why?
No, the temperature of hot tea is substantially higher than the maximum that a clinical thermometer is designed for.
Can you measure temperature of hot tea with a clinical thermometer?
no. as the clinical thermometr will burst
What happens when you put a clinical thermometer into boiling water?
if its really really hot it will fry but if its just hot then it will just go up really high
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 happened when thermometer dipped in hot water?
When a thermometer is quickly dipped in hot water, it won't do anything. If you leave the thermometer in the hot water, the temperature shown will read higher. The temperature shown will not exceed the temperature of the water.
What would happen if you used a clinical thermometer to measure a hot drink?
It would break down
If i use a thermometer what will be the temperature in the plastic cup with hot water?
That depends on how hot the water is in the cup. Use the thermometer to measure it and see.
What tool do you use to measure how hot water is?
A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of hot water.
Why should a clinical thermometer not be washed in hot water?
The idea is based avoiding use of the thermometer when it is reading "higher" than what it is that is being measured. Let's look at what's happening. If we wash a clinical thermometer in hot water, it will respond to that hot water. That will cause the reading to shoot up well above a hundred degrees. If we then try to use it, it will have to "cool down" under the tongue of the person we're using it on. It is actually being cooled by that person. The thermometer will take a relatively long time to reach the temperature of the individual whose temperature is being measured. And this time will vary, but will be longer than it would be for the thermometer to "come up" to temperature. One of the directions for using these thermometers is to first shake it down until it reads less than 95 degrees or so. If you're starting with a thermometer than has just been washed in hot water, you're not going to be able to shake it down per the directions. You'll have to run it under cool water for a bit to cool it so you can use it.
What is used to find out how hot boiling water in science?
a thermometer
