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Because the Kelvin scale is an absolute scale.

In the context of thermodynamics, 2 K is twice as "hot" as 1 K. And 3 K is three times as "hot". That is not true of the Celsius or Fahrenheit (or other temperature) scales.

Q: Why is the kelvin scale used rather than the celsius scale?

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What term describes a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in matter

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