किसी पदार्थ की विशिष्ट ऊष्मा धारिता (Specific heat capacity) को गणितीय रूप से इस प्रकार परिभाषित किया जाता है:

Thermal equilibrium between two bodies means they have the same:

Clinical thermometers should NOT be cleaned or sterilized using boiling water because:

In a standard laboratory thermometer, the temperature measurement range is typically: