What is the difference between the Kelvin temperature scale and the Celsius scale?

Answer 1

0 Degrees Celsius is -273.15 Kelvin so add your Degrees Celsius to the -273.15 to get your answer in Kelvin or subtract if its a negative temperature.

Answer 2

The difference between the Kelvin temperature scale and the Celsius temperature scale is that the Kelvin scale uses Celsius as the degree increments. Also, 0 degrees Kelvin is calibrated to absolute zero (-273 degrees Celsius). One can directly convert from Celsius to Kelvin by simply adding 273.15 to the degrees Celsius. On the other hand, 0 degrees Celsius is calibrated to be the melting point of ice.

Answer 3

The difference is 273.15 degrees. To convert from Celsius to Kelvin, add this number. To convert from Kelvin to Celsius, subtract this number.

Kelvin was defined to be an absolute scale, i.e., its starting point (0 kelvin) is absolute zero, the coldest possible temperature.

Answer 4

If you want to convert Celsius to Kelvin, you ADD 273.15.

If you want to convert Kelvin to Celsius, you SUBTRACT 273.15.

Therefore, the difference between Celsius and Kelvin is 273.15.

Answer 5

Kelvin sets its absolute zero temperature at 0 K. Celsius' "absolute zero" reading is at -273.15 degrees Celsius. But otherwise, an increase in 1K is equal to an increase in 1 degrees Celsius.
273.15 degrees

Answer 6

There are two separate and unequal scales, F is Fahrenheit and C is Celsius. Fahrenheit is an originally English unit still used in the US and other areas. Celsius is the scale associated with the metric system (SI). Confusingly, both scales use the word degrees, but the degrees are of different sizes, although a temperature reading on one scale can be readily converted to the other using a simple formula.

Fahrenheit is based on the freezing point of water (32°F) and the boiling point of water (212°F). This represents 180 degree intervals between the two. Human body temperature is traditionally 98.6°F and "room temperature" has been considered near 72°F.

Celsius is based on the freezing point of water (0°) and the boiling point (100°), and the difference has been divided into 100 equal intervals called degrees. Human body temperature is estimated at 37°C, the equivalent of the Fahrenheit temperature.

To convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply the reading by 9/5 (1.8) then add 32. You can see that using 0 as the C reading gives 32°F and 100 as the C reading gives 212°F.

F = (9/5 C) + 32

To convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius, first subtract 32 degrees (this may make the answer negative or zero), then multiply by 5/9. Again, you can see that this works for 32 (0°C) and 212 (100°C).

C = 5/9 (F - 32)

* When online, you can quickly convert using the Google taskbar, typing in (for example) "what is 100 c in f" to get the equivalent in Fahrenheit, or by typing (for example) "what is 212 f in c."

Answer 7

K + 273.15 = C