Question

A liquid thermometer and an electronic thermometer are both properly placed in the same liquid. The liquid thermometer shows 53.4 degrees Celsius and the electronic thermometer shows 58.2 degrees Celsius. Which could best explain why they show different readings?

Answer 1

The correct answer would be - electronic thermometer was not calibrated correctly

Step-by-step explanation:

Every electronic equipment or instrument like an electronic thermometer, that measures something needs to be calibrated with a standard measurement or reference value to a new measuring device to establish a relationship.

Liquid thermometer measures based on the liquid's actual physical properties, that are present inside it so, calibration is not required.

Thus, the electronic thermometer was not calibrated correctly.