Question

write a note on a digital thermometer.

Answer 1

Digital Thermometer:

1. Mercury is a toxic substance and is very difficult to dispose of if a thermometer breaks.
2. These days, digital thermometers are available which do not use mercury.
3. Instead, it has a sensor that can measure the heat coming out from the body directly and from that can measure the temperature of the body.
4. Digital thermometers are mainly used to take body temperature.
5. Do not use a clinical thermometer for measuring the temperature of any object other than the human body.
6. Avoid keeping it in the sun or near flame.