The milkman in our society started carrying a lactometer. His move was well appreciated by the society members.
$(a)$ What is the use of a lactometer? On what principle does it work?
$(b)$ What values of the milkman are shown by this move?

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(N/A) lactometer is used to determine the purity of milk by measuring its relative density. It works on the principle of Archimedes' principle,which states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it.
$(b)$ The values shown by the milkman are honesty,transparency,social responsibility,and awareness.

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