An ideal thermometer should have

Small heat capacity

Large heat capacity

Medium heat capacity

Variable heat capacity

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The thermometer has to attain the temperature of the body. So it should draw as little heat from the body as possible, so that the existing temperature of the body is not disturbed. Therefore, the heat capacity of a thermometer should be small.

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