Draw the diagram of a clinical thermometer and label its parts.

Diagram

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Chapter 1: Heat and Temperature - Evaluation [Page 11]

Chapter 1 Heat and Temperature
Evaluation | Q VI. 1. | Page 11

A thermometer is used to measure ______.

Mercury is often used in laboratory thermometers because it ______.

The common laboratory thermometer is a ______ thermometer

A clinical thermometer is calibrated from to ______.

Mercury is a poor conductor of heat.

We are advised to avoid keeping the clinical thermometer in the sun or near a flame. Why?

Explains the properties of mercury.

Write a note on the laboratory thermometer.

Explain how do you determine the temperature of hot water using a laboratory thermometer?

write a note on a digital thermometer.