Chemistry: The Science in Context (Fourth Edition)
Chemistry: The Science in Context (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393124187
Author: Thomas R. Gilbert, Rein V. Kirss, Natalie Foster, Geoffrey Davies
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.76QP
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Interpretation: The temperature read by the three thermometers of the ice water and boiling water is given. The best suitable thermometer to measure the temperature of patient’s body is to be determined.

Concept introduction: The thermometer that is best suitable for the measurement of temperature should have minimum error.

The error is calculated by the formula,

Error=|Observed value−Actual value|

To determine: The best suitable thermometer to measure the temperature of patient’s body.

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