Heat Ch - 4 Physics

Question / answers
Made by – Divyanshi Singh Sengar
Q1. State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and
the clinical thermometer.

Ans –
Similarities:

(i) Both thermometers consist of long narrow uniform glass tubes.

(ii) Both have a bulb at one end.
(iii) Both contain mercury in bulb.
(iv) Both use Celsius scale on the glass tube.

Differences:

(i) A clinical thermometer reads temperature 35°C to 42°C while the range of
laboratory thermometer is -10°C to 110°C.
(ii) Clinical thermometer has a kink near the bulb while there is no kink in the
laboratory thermometer.
Due to kink mercury does not fall down on its own in clinical thermometer.

Q2. Convert the following:

(a) 75o C to o F
(b) 140 o F to o C

Ans –

(A) F = 9/5 C + 32 (B) 5/9 (F - 32) FROMULA OF

COVERNTING
= 9/5 X 75 + 32 = 5/9 (140 - 32) CELCIUS TO KELVIN

= 9 X 15 + 32 = 5/9 X 108 K = C + 273

= 135 + 32 = 5 X 12

= 167 DEGREE F = 60 DEGREE C

Q3. Why is it more comfortable to wear white or light-coloured clothes in

summer and dark coloured clothes in the winter?
Ans - it is more comfortable to wear white or light-coloured clothes in the
summer and dark-coloured clothes in the winter because Dark surfaces absorb
more heat and, therefore, we feel comfortable with dark coloured clothes in the
winter. Light coloured clothes reflect most of the heat that falls on them and,
therefore, we feel more comfortable wearing them in the summer.

Q4. What precautions should you take while using a clinical thermometer?

Ans -
1. Thermometer should be washed before and after use, preferably with an
antiseptic solution.

2. Ensure that before use the mercury level is below 35°C. Read the
thermometer keeping the level of mercury along the line of sight.

3. Handle the thermometer with care. If it hits against some hard object, it can
break.

4. Don’t hold the thermometer by the bulb while reading it.