What is a clinical thermometer?

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The clinical thermometer is a specially designed thermometer used to measure the temperature of a human body easily and as accurately as possible.

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Chapter 5: Heat - Thermometry [Page 209]

Chapter 5 Heat
Thermometry | Q 9 | Page 209

Define temperature and write its S.I. unit.

Distinguish between heat and temperature.

Explain, why are the taps left dripping in sub-zero temperatures during winter?

What is the normal temperature of human body?

What is the unit of coefficient of volume expansion?

What is the relation between α and γ?

Give a scientific reason for the following:
In winter the human body covered with a blanket keeps warm.

Assertion (A): 0 °C = 273.16 K. For our convenience we take it as 273 K after rounding off the decimal.

Reason (R): To convert a temperature on the Celsius scale we have to add 273 to the given temperature.

Assertion: When water is heated up to 100°C, there is no raise in temperature until all water gets converted into water vapour.

Reason: Boiling point of water is 10°C.

What is the minimum possible temperature? Is there also a maximum possible temperature?