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Question
Can a clinical thermometer be used to measure the temperature of the boiling water? Give the reason for your answer.
Solution
No, a clinical thermometer cannot be used to measure the temperature of boiling water.
The reasons are
- It has a very small range.
- It can break on cooling and on excess heating.
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