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Why do scientists prefer to use this scale over the Celsius or the Fahrenheit scale?
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Because it is measured in even numbers with a 0 degree freezing point and a 100 degree boil.
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What scale is easier for people to use Fahrenheit or celsius?
Either - it all depends what you learnt when growing up, or have adapted to as you've grown older. The Fahrenheit scale is almost twice the size of the Celsius scale (between freezing and boiling on Celsius there are 100 degrees, but on the Fahrenheit there are 180 degrees) meaning that smaller temperature differences show up as a larger difference with the Fahrenheit scale than with the Celsius scale. They are just as easy as each other, though scientists prefer Kelvin which has the same unit differences as Celsius but starting with 0 K = -273.15oC (water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K). The Fahrenheit scale was originally intended to be 0oF = freezing point of brine, nominally 32oF = freezing point of water and 96oF = normal body temperature, but later scientists redefined the scale slightly so that water did freezer at exactly 32o F which made body temperature 98.4oF.
What temperature will the reading on the Fahrenheit scale be double of the reading on the Celsius scale?
160 Celsius = 320 Fahrenheit
How do degrees Celsius relate to degrees Fahrenheit?
The Celsius scale has its 'zero' at the same temperature as 32 on the Fahrenheit scale, and each Celsius degree is the same size as 1.8 Fahrenheit degrees.
What is 68 degrees Celsius in the Fahrenheit scale?
68 degree celsius = 154.4 Fahrenheit
What is 65 degrees Fahrenheit on a celsius scale?
65 degrees Fahrenheit is 18.3 degrees Celsius.
What kind of temperature scale does the scientists use?
Celsius, kelvin, Fahrenheit
Who were the scientists behind the temperature measurements scales?
The scientists who were behind the temperature measurements scale were quite a number. Galileo Galilei invented the water thermoscope, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was responsible for the Fahrenheit scale, Kelvin scale was invented by Lord Kelvin and Anders Celsius invented the Celsius scale.
Why do scientists measure temperature in K or Celsius instead of Fahrenheit?
The Kelvin scale is an absolute scale. This means that at 10 K there is twice as much thermodynamic activity as there is at 5 K. This property does not apply to either the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale - where the zero is arbitrary. A difference of 1 Kelvin is the same as a difference of 1 Celsius degree which is why, as an alternative scale, Celsius is preferred to Fahrenheit.
What are the units of a kelvin scale Fahrenheit scale and celsius scale?
The units, in this case, are kelvin, degrees Fahrenheit, and degrees Celsius.
What scale is easier for people to use Fahrenheit or celsius?
Either - it all depends what you learnt when growing up, or have adapted to as you've grown older. The Fahrenheit scale is almost twice the size of the Celsius scale (between freezing and boiling on Celsius there are 100 degrees, but on the Fahrenheit there are 180 degrees) meaning that smaller temperature differences show up as a larger difference with the Fahrenheit scale than with the Celsius scale. They are just as easy as each other, though scientists prefer Kelvin which has the same unit differences as Celsius but starting with 0 K = -273.15oC (water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K). The Fahrenheit scale was originally intended to be 0oF = freezing point of brine, nominally 32oF = freezing point of water and 96oF = normal body temperature, but later scientists redefined the scale slightly so that water did freezer at exactly 32o F which made body temperature 98.4oF.
What temperature will the reading on the Fahrenheit scale be double of the reading on the Celsius scale?
160 Celsius = 320 Fahrenheit
Is 50 hotter on Celsius or on a Fahrenheit scale?
50 celsius Hotter on Celsius Scale
What temperature is absolute 0 degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit?
−273.15° on the Celsius scale which equates to −459.67° on the Fahrenheit scale
What kind of scale is used to measure mass?
mass
What is the scale for on a thermometer?
The C is Celsius and the F is Fahrenheit. On a Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius and boils at 100 degrees Celsius. On a Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit and boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit because Celsius is used world wide and Fahrenheit is used only in the U.S.
What is 23 Celsius?
23 degrees Celsius is a temperature reading on the the Celsius scale. To compare to the Fahrenheit scale 23 degrees Celsius is equal to 73.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
How do degrees Celsius relate to degrees Fahrenheit?
The Celsius scale has its 'zero' at the same temperature as 32 on the Fahrenheit scale, and each Celsius degree is the same size as 1.8 Fahrenheit degrees.
