Current Attempt in Progress A digital thermometer employs a thermistor as the temperature-sensing element. A thermistor is a kind of semiconductor and has a large negative temperature coefficient of resistivity a. Suppose a = -0.0601 (C°)-1 for the thermistor in a digital thermometer used to measure the temperature of a patient. The resistance of the thermistor decreases to 83.3% of its value at the normal body temperature of 37.0 °C. What is the patient's temperature? Number i Units

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A digital thermometer employs a thermistor as the temperature-sensing element. A thermistor is a kind of semiconductor and has a
large negative temperature coefficient of resistivity a. Suppose a = -0.0601 (C°)-1 for the thermistor in a digital thermometer used to
measure the temperature of a patient. The resistance of the thermistor decreases to 83.3% of its value at the normal body
temperature of 37.0 °C. What is the patient's temperature?
Number i
Units
Transcribed Image Text:Current Attempt in Progress A digital thermometer employs a thermistor as the temperature-sensing element. A thermistor is a kind of semiconductor and has a large negative temperature coefficient of resistivity a. Suppose a = -0.0601 (C°)-1 for the thermistor in a digital thermometer used to measure the temperature of a patient. The resistance of the thermistor decreases to 83.3% of its value at the normal body temperature of 37.0 °C. What is the patient's temperature? Number i Units
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