What is a clinical thermometer? What is the range of a clinical thermometer?
Explain why a clinical thermometer cannot be used to measure high temperatures.
The thermometer used for measuring the temperature of human body is called clinical thermometer. The range of a clinical thermometer is from 35°C to 42°C.
A clinical thermometer cannot be used to measure high temperatures because it has been designed to measure only human body temperature which varies over a short range. If it is used to measure high temperatures, it will get damaged.