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On the Celsius scale, each degree is 1/100th of the difference between the freezing point of water, and the boiling point of water.
Dr. Fahrenheit was a medical doctor, not a scientist, so he was more concerned with human anatomy. The coldest thing he could fix as a standard temperature was the freezing point of a brine mixture in water. He devised the temperature scale with 100 degrees between the freezing point of his brine mixture and the temperature of the human body. (We now know that he was a little off; the normal temperature of a human body is 98.6 degrees rather than 100.)
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Why is the boiling point of water 212 degrees on a Fahrenheit scale instead of 100?
The Fahrenheit scale was created before the Celsius scale, based on the freezing and boiling points of water. With the freezing point at 32°F and boiling point at 212°F, the scale was set to have 180 equally spaced intervals between freezing and boiling points. This set the boiling point of water at 212°F on the Fahrenheit scale.
How many degree Fahrenheit are there in 10 degree Celsius?
18°F The degree intervals on the Celsius scale number 100 between the freezing and boiling points of water (0° and 100°), whereas there are 180 intervals between them in the Fahrenheit scale (32° and 212°). So the conversion between scales is 1° C = 1.8°F (9/5°). A change of 10°C is equal to a change of 18°F. (10x1.8=18)
What is the scale that water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degree?
This scale is the Fahrenheit scale, commonly used in the United States.
Does 1 Celsius degree equal 2.2 Fahrenheit degrees?
No, 1 Celsius degree is equivalent to 1.8 Fahrenheit degrees. This conversion factor is used to convert temperatures between the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales.
What is greater - a 1 degree rise in the Celsius scale or a 1 degree rise in Fahrenheit scale?
A 1 degree rise in the Celsius scale is equivalent to a 1.8 degree rise in the Fahrenheit scale. Therefore, a 1 degree increase in Fahrenheit is greater than in Celsius.
