Which one of the following thermometers is known as a pyrometer?
- AThermo-electric thermometers
- BRadiation thermometers
- CGas thermometers
- DLiquid thermometers
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Correct answer: (b) Radiation thermometers
Explanation
A pyrometer is a non-contact radiation thermometer that measures temperature from the infrared radiation emitted by a hot body.
It is ideal for measuring very high temperatures of distant or moving objects, such as furnaces.
Thermo-electric, gas and liquid thermometers are contact-type and unsuitable for such conditions.