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Is the Fahrenheit thermometer scale proportional to the Celsius thermometer scale?
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There is nothing special about either scale
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What is the scale for on a thermometer?
The C is Celsius and the F is Fahrenheit. On a Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius and boils at 100 degrees Celsius. On a Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit and boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit because Celsius is used world wide and Fahrenheit is used only in the U.S.
Why does the clinical thermometer show degree Fahrenheit when India has adopted degree Celsius?
Each and every thermometer has both the scales that is Fahrenheit and Celsius both. Celsius is not specific for India. You can use the scale that you are comfortable with.
List four types of temperature scales?
celsius scale fahrenheit scale ranking scale kelvin thermometer scale
What are thermometer made of?
Modern thermometers are made of alcohol or Mercury, and uses the Fahrenheit scale and the Celsius scale.
Astronomer who created a mercury thermometer?
In 1714, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer.......The Celsius scale, invented by Swedish Astronomer Anders Celsius (1701-1744)
What are the units of a kelvin scale Fahrenheit scale and celsius scale?
The units, in this case, are kelvin, degrees Fahrenheit, and degrees Celsius.
What temperature will the reading on the Fahrenheit scale be double of the reading on the Celsius scale?
160 Celsius = 320 Fahrenheit
What did Fahrenheit do?
He invented the Mercury and alcohol thermometer and the fahrenheit scale.
Which thermometer scale equals the Celsius scale?
The Celsius scale, of course. Though it is also known as the centigrade scale.
Is 50 hotter on Celsius or on a Fahrenheit scale?
50 celsius Hotter on Celsius Scale
When did Anders Celsius design the thermometer?
The Celsius scale is from 1742.
Give 3 example of thermometer?
Three scales commonly used for temperature are the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.Fahrenheit scale - Water freezes at 32°F and boils at 212°FCelsius scale (centigrade) - Water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°CKelvin scale - same scale as Celsius degrees, but offset to begin at "absolute zero" (-273.15°C), i.e. water freezes at 273.15°K and boils at 373.15°K
