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The similarity between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer is:


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a

The temperature measurement range of both thermometers is -10oC to 110oC.

b

The Celsius scale is present in both thermometers. i.e., both can show the temperature on the Celsius scale.

c

Both thermometers are used to measure the human body temperature.

d

None of these 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The similarity between a laboratory thermometer and a clinical thermometer is that both can display temperature on the Celsius scale.
  • The Celsius scale is present in both thermometers. i.e., both can show the temperature on the Celsius scale.
  • Clinical thermometer is used to measure the human body temperature.
  • A laboratory thermometer is not used for this purpose of measuring body temperature; it is generally used for the measurement of objects which generally have a temperature range outside that of a normal human body.
  • The temperature range of clinical thermometers is 35oC to 42oC.
  • The temperature measurement range of laboratory thermometers is-10oC to 110oC.

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