Thermometer and its Types

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What is Thermometer ?A device that measures Temperature is called a Thermometer. Thermo Meter Heat (Temperature) Measurement Device It is a device which measures Temperature Different Types of ThermometerClinical Thermometer It is used to measure temperature of human body We check whether a person has Fever Laboratory Thermometer It is used to measure temperature of different Liquids and Chemicals We check their Melting and Boiling Points Different Types of Clinical ThermometerMercury Thermometer Digital Thermometer It uses Mercury to measure temperature Difficult to read because it uses a thin mercury line It can break easily and mercury is poisonous It uses Heat Sensors to measure temperature Easy to read because it shows numbers on a digital display It is safe as it has no mercury so no risk of poisoning