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Temperature
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There are three basic temperature scales:
| Kelvin (K): |
Kelvin is the SI unit of temperature
scale also known as the "absolute" temperature scale
because temperatures cannot get any colder than 0 K. |
| Celsius (0C): |
Celsius is based upon the freezing
and boiling of water (water freezes at 0 0C
and boils at 100 0C (at sea level)). |
| Fahrenheit (0F): |
Fahrenheit is the common uinit
of temperature in the United States. |
Kelvin and Celsius are used in scientific calculations. It
is important to be able to convert from one temperature scale
to another. These conversions are:
| Celsius to Kelvin: |
K = 0C
+ 273.15 |
| Fahrenheit to Celsius: |
0C =
5/9 (0F - 32) |
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