Answer: No, 1 K = -272 ºC
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No, one kelvin is equal to one degree Celsius in terms of increments, but they have different starting points. The Celsius scale starts at -273.15 degrees, while the Kelvin scale starts at zero.
The base unit for temperature is the kelvin. One degree celsius is the same as one kelvin, because kelvin starts at absolute zero, degrees celsius is kelvin plus 273.15. Celsius is used for most non-technical uses. Kelvin is just kelvin, not degrees kelvin.
The degree symbol is used in both Celsius (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F) to indicate temperature measurements. However, the Kelvin scale (K) does not use the degree symbol because it is an absolute temperature scale that starts at 0 Kelvin, where there is no negative temperature.
A Fahrenheit degree is smaller than a Kelvin degree. In the Fahrenheit scale, one degree is equal to 1/180th of the interval between the freezing point and boiling point of water, while in the Kelvin scale, one degree is equal to the same size increment as one Celsius degree, but starting from absolute zero.
Kelvin has the same intervals as the common Centigrade (Celsius) scale; that is, a difference of one degree Kelvin is the same as a difference of one degree Centigrade. However, the starting point is different; you must substract 273 degrees from Kelvin to convert to Centigrade, therefore, 350 Kelvin = 77 degrees Centigrade.
The kelvin. a change of one (degree) kelvin is the same as a change of one degree Celsius (one hundredth of the difference between the freezing and boiling points of water at Standard pressure.