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What is 80 degrees of Fahrenheit to degree of Kelvin?
First the Fahrenheit has to be converted to Celsius and then to Kelvin. 80 oF = (80 - 32)x 5/9 = 26.67 oC = 26.67 + 273 = 300 K (Kelvin does not use the degree symbol.)
How does a degree Celsius and a Kelvin compare?
0 Kelvin is -273.15 oCelsius. There is no negative portion on the Kelvin scale. 1 Kelvin degree has the same magnitude as 1 Celsius degree. If the temperature drops 15 K that is the same as dropping 15 oC Note Kelvin does not use the degree symbol.
What would scientists need kelvins to measure?
The kelvin (symbol: K) is a unit increment of temperature and is one of the seven SI base units. The Kelvin scale is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale referenced to absolute zero, the absence of all thermal energy. So by definition, the temperature of a substance at absolute zero is zero kelvin (0 K). The secondary reference point on the Kelvin scale is the triple point of water (0.01 degrees Celsius). The Kelvin scale is the difference between these two reference points, with the kelvin defined as one 273.16th of this scale. The Kelvin scale and the kelvin are named after the Belfast-born physicist and engineer William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), who wrote of the need for an "absolute thermometric scale". Unlike the degree Fahrenheit and degree Celsius, the kelvin is not referred to as a "degree", nor is it typeset with a degree symbol; that is, it is written K and not °K. The kelvin and the degree Celsius are often used together, as they have the same interval, and 0 kelvin is −273.15 degrees Celsius.short answer - temperature.Kelvin is the absolute temperature scale, with the same size degree as Celsius, but with zero set at 'absolute zero' - the temperature you can't go lower than...
How do you covert from Fahrenheit to Celsius?
Celsius to Fahrenheit F=(9/5 X C) + 32 Fahrenheit to Celsius C = (5/9) X (F - 32) *note the X(s) are not variable but the multiplication symbol
2 examples for temperature metric units?
Three temperature scales are in common use in science and industry. Two of those scales are SI metric: The degree Celsius (°C) scale was devised by dividing the range of temperature between the freezing and boiling temperatures of pure water at standard atmospheric conditions (sea level pressure) into 100 equal parts. Temperatures on this scale were at one time known as degrees centigrade, however it is no longer correct to use that terminology. [The official name was changed from "centigrade degree" to "Celsius degree" by the 9th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1948.] The kelvin (K)temperature scale is an extension of the degree Celsius scale down to absolute zero, a hypothetical temperature characterized by a complete absence of heat energy. Temperatures on this scale are called kelvins, NOT degrees kelvin, kelvin is not capitalized, and the symbol (capital K) stands alone with no degree symbol. [The official name was changed to "kelvin" and symbol "K" by the 13th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1967.] The degree Fahrenheit (°F)non-metric temperature scale was devised and evolved over time so that the freezing and boiling temperatures of water are whole numbers, but not round numbers as in the Celsius temperature scale.
