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If a material melts at 1200 F and is now at 900 F what fraction is that of its melting point?
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∙ 14y ago
As with all question relating to temperature you have to chose a point of reference. Both the the Fahrenheit scale and the Centigrade have a 0' close to and at the freezing point of water. This is just an arbitrary reference point and has no real meaning to absolutes. If you want absolutes then you are going to have to go to either the Rankine scale or the Kelvin scale. These two are reference with a 0' at absolute zero. The Rankine scale in in 'F while the Kelvin scale is in 'C. As your question is in 'F lets use the Rankine scale.
To convert from Fahrenheit to Rankine you simply add 459.67
1200 +459.67 =1659.67
900 +459.67 = 1359.67
to calculate the fraction. 1359.67/1659.67 = .82
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