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Why does a wet bulb thermometer measure lower than a dry bulb thermometer?
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∙ 13y ago
It happens due to:
1)Insufficient evaporation taking place from the wet bulb due to salt and dust or other impurities on the muslin,or due to presence of no water on the muslin.
2)It maybe due to difference in sensitivities of both the thermometers whereby one of them is slow in recording sudden changes of temperatures.
3)Lastly,maybe due to faculty of broken thermometers.
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What cause the wet bulb thermometer to read lower than the dry bulb thermometer?
because the water causes the temperature to be lower
Is The wet bulb thermometer reading is always higher than the dry bulb?
No, the wet bulb is always lower. Evaporation from the wet bulb reduces its temperature.
Is the wet bulb thermometer reading always higher than the dry bulb?
No, the wet bulb is always lower. Evaporation from the wet bulb reduces its temperature.
Is the wet bulb thermometer reading always higher than a dry bulb reading?
No, the wet bulb is always lower. Evaporation from the wet bulb reduces its temperature.
Would the temperature change on a thermometer if you hold it by the thermometer bulb?
Yes as your fingers are warmer than the air surrounding the thermometer bulb.
Why can't and alcohol thermometer be used to measure the boiling point of water?
Because the boiling point of alcohol is lower than the boiling point of water.
Which one is more sensitive in between two thermometer one having spherical bulb and another having cylindrical bulb?
cylindrical bulb is more sensitive than the spherical bulb.
What causes the thermometer with the wet sock to read lower than the thermometer with the dry bulb?
The rate of evaporation of water from the wet side, this is how relative humidity is measured. As the water evaporates it effectivly 'uses' some of the heat energy which would otherwise be heating the thermometer. The higher the relative humidity (water saturation of the air) the less water can evaporate and the lower the difference between the wet and dry side.
Why are there two thermometers in a hygrometer?
A hygrometer is used to measure relative humidity. The two thermometers in a hygrometer are different in that one is a "regular" thermometer and the other has some batting (a wrap) around the bulb that is kept wet. The thermometers are called a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer, respectively. The dry-bulb thermometer measures "regular" or ambient air temperature. The wet-bulb thermometer will measure a cooler temperature (usually) because moisture evaporating from the wrap around its bulb will cool it down below ambient temperature. Below zero, the wrap freezes and the wet-bulb thermometer will read a higher temperature (usually) than its dry-bulb companion. The dry-bulb thermometer will tell us the actual ambient temperature of the air. It's a very necessary baseline. There is a maximum amount of moisture that air at a given temperature will hold. (Higher air temperatures will allow air to hold more moisture and lower air temperatures will not allow as much.) What we need to know is what fraction (the percentage) of moisture the air is holding relative to the maximun it can hold. That's why we call it relative humidity. It is the wet-bulb reading that is critical now. The hygrometer looks at the difference between the dry- and wet-bulb temperatures. This number, the difference, is looked up on a psychrometric chart, and for a given ambient temperature and a given temperature difference, there is only one relative humidity that will be possible. The psychrometric chart is a calibrated "graph" that has been drawn up from precise laboratory measurements of the way the two thermometers will react for a given ambient temperature and a given temperature difference (which means a specific relative humidity). A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the hygrometer so you can see some pics and do some additional reading.
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.
How does a psychrometer work?
A psychrometer has two thermometers first off, second it can work by the bulb of the wet-bulb thermometer that has a cloth covering the moistened with water. Air is than blown over both thermometers. Because the wet -bulb thermometer is cooled by evaporation, its reading drops below that of the dry- bulb thermometer and dont let stalkers stalk you .. plus LOOK UP SKRILLEX ON YOUTUBE!! AWESOME!!!
What is a thin glass tube with a bulb on one end that usually contains a liquid usually mercury or colored alcohol?
This could describe a thermometer. The only thing missing is the graduations. That way the height of the column can be associated with a specific temperature, the one that caused the column to be as high as it is.
