2006-10-15 01:31:18 · 11 answers · asked by gurna 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A clinical thermometer is one that you will use on a person, like the ones you stick under your tonue. A laboratory thermometer is meant for chemical testing so it has different measurements on it, reading different degrees on it. For example the clinical thermometer will only measure between 80 and 106 degrees because that is the range of body temperatures for humans. A laboratory themometer will cover a much larger range, including boiling point and absolute zero. Also if you are in USA the lab thermometer will have Celsius and Fahrenheit on it, whereas the clinical will only have Fahrenheit. Also the clinical thermometer doesnt have mercury in it because it is poisonous for human consumption, and the laboratory thermometer will have mercury.
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2006-10-15 01:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by sneakyevilflirt 1 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Laboratory Thermometer
2016-11-16 01:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by siddiqui 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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he results demonstrate a generally positive performance of the two devices tested. The mean (SD) difference between the readings from the Suretemp thermometer and the glass mercury thermometer was 0.1 (±0.25)°C. The mean difference between the readings from the Lightouch thermometer and the glass mercury thermometer is 0.07 °C.
2016-04-04 06:05:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clinical thermometer is used to measure the temperature of human body while the laboratory thermometer is used to measure the temperature of different liquids.
2015-01-27 03:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by PALTU 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
maybe because the mercury clinical thermometer is 4 the temperature of the people and the mecury laboratory thermometer measures the temperature of weather
2016-03-18 09:55:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The basic difference is the kink, which is a small Z shaped part of the glass capillary in which the thermometric liquid is present. The kink is present in a clinical thermometer. this causes the liquid to stay fixed inside the tube at the same level unless you vigorously shake it. This is convenient in handling. Lab thermometers do not have a kink as the readings should be accurate, and the kink would cause errors to creep in.
2006-10-15 02:12:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
the clinical thermometer has a king(that is that it is a bit close together and does not allow the mercury to pass trough easily)which the laboratory thermometer does not have
2006-10-15 02:06:38 · answer #7 · answered by genius sonia 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-10-15 02:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in a laboratory thermometer we do not have aconstriction whereas in a clinical one we do have a constriction
2014-08-31 00:14:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A clinical thermometre contains normally mercury . While laboritory is made of coloured alcohol . Clinical is used to read temrature of of our body and is used in homes or clinics and can measure from0degree celcius to 100 degree celcius. And laboritory is used in labs to measure temprature of solutions and can withstand extreme tempratures
2013-10-07 05:40:45 · answer #10 · answered by Gokul Anil Kumar 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋