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Can you measure the temperature of hot tea with a clinical thermometer and why?
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No, the temperature of hot tea is substantially higher than the maximum that a clinical thermometer is designed for.
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What tool do you use to measure how hot water is?
A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of hot water.
What would happen if you used a clinical thermometer to measure a hot drink?
It would break down
What device is used to measure temperature?
the most basic tool is your skin. it is the most easiest tool to use for measuring air temperature as you can feel whether it is hot, warm, cool or freezing. the thermometer is a very common and small tool for measuring air temperature too and it consists of a tube like glass but is sealed and murcury is stored inside. the maximum-minimum thermometer or the hygrometer is another instrument.
What are the numbers for hot or cold on a thermometer?
Both so the correct temperature on the thermometer can relate to the correct room temperature.
Can you complete the analogy humidity hygrometer temperature?
Thermometer
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 temperature of hot tea with a clinical thermometer?
no. as the clinical thermometr will burst
What tool do you use to measure how hot water is?
A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of hot 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.
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.
Measure how hot or cold something is?
temperature! A good thermometer, a thermocouple, a thermoresistance, a pyrometer, etc.
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.
How do you measure how hot or cold something is?
The simplest method is to use a thermometer.
True or false temperature is a measure of how hot or cold a substance is?
How hot or cold a substance is the temperature, so a thermometer will measure it.
What types of equipment would be used to measure the boiling point of a liquid?
You need two tools. To measure the air pressure you use a barometer and to measure the temperature at which the substance boils you use a thermometer. The boiling point is defined as the temperature at which the vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure.
