Question
State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer.

Answer

Similarities Both thermometers are used to measure temperature and both of them use mercury.
Differences Clinical thermometer is used to measure human body temperature whereas, laboratory thermometer is used to measure temperature of other object which has higher temperature than human body temperature.

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