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Why can't a clinical thermometer be used to measure high temperature?
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∙ 8y ago
Because it has been designed to measure accurately over a narrow range of temperatures found in clinical medicine.
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Labeled diagram of a clinical thermometer?
Well I have being trying for some time and yet still cant draw it. My only option was to go on Google .
Why cant you use a mercury thermometer to measure the melting point of gold?
The thermometer would melt
What is advantages and disadvantages of clinical thermometer?
Clinical thermometers, also known as medical thermometers, are used for measuring human body temperature. They have kinks at one end which prevent the fluid from flowing back before the readings have been taken. They offer accurate and easy-to-read recordings, in addition they are easy to clean, to carry around and to store.
What are the parts of clinical thermometer?
A clinical thermometer has the following main features. It has a capillary tube that contains mercury or colored alcohol. A bulb that one places onto a surface to measure the temperature of the body is the other part.
Why is it important to immerse the entire bulb of the thermometer in the substance whose temperature is being measured?
if you dont put the whole bulb in, then the thermometer cant read the temperature accurately.
Why cant laboratory thermometers be used to measure body temperatures?
Assuming the lab thermometer covers that particular temperature range (about 35-45 degrees Celsius) then it certainly COULD be used to measure body temperature.It's not necessarily ideal for doing so, because lab thermometers are designed differently. Medical thermometers have a "wide spot" in the channel that prevents the working fluid (traditionally mercury) from retracting back into the bulb when the temperature goes down, and lab thermometers do not. This means that a medical thermometer gets "stuck" at its highest temperature reading until the thermometer is "reset" by shaking it. Lab thermometers do not do this, so the temperature must be read while the thermometer is still in contact with the item that you want to measure the temperature of. This may be awkward or difficult, if you're trying to measure someone's internal temperature.
What element is used to measure temperature?
i cant find it annywhere
What is the temperature in Celsius?
Room temperature is different in every room so I cant tell you what it is but I can tell you how to find out! Take any thermometer or a tool that measures heat (in celsius for your matter) and take a cup of water. Let the water sit for an hour inside the room that you find out the room temperature. Then put your thermometer in it and see what it measures to :) 20 degrees celcius
What is the room temperature in Celsius?
Room temperature is different in every room so I cant tell you what it is but I can tell you how to find out! Take any thermometer or a tool that measures heat (in celsius for your matter) and take a cup of water. Let the water sit for an hour inside the room that you find out the room temperature. Then put your thermometer in it and see what it measures to :) 20 degrees celcius
Why cant you put a thermometer into a bowl of slurry ice?
You can.
What is the temperature of the bird house for a female bluebird to lay eggs?
In a warm place at the month so you cant really tell unless you have thermometer to tell you the tempreture of any bird or any animal.
How diode can be used as a thermometer?
yes it can. i cant believe you didn't know that.
