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What is the body temperature for Echinodermata?
freezing
What specific physical phenomena is the Fahrenheit scale based on?
Fahrenheit based his original scale on the lowest temperature he could achieve with a mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride. This he defined as zero. He then set the freezing point of water at 32 and human body temperature taken orally at 96. Why these particular values? I have no idea. "But," you say, "body temperature is 98.6, not 96." That's right. It was later decided that it would be convenient if the boiling point of water were some even number of degrees higher than the freezing point. Since under the original scale it was about 180 degrees above the freezing point, it was defined as exactly 180 degrees above the freezing point, and the new definition became based on water freezing at 32 degrees and boiling at 212 degrees.
The scale of temperature independent on thermal properties?
Only the Kelvin scale. The Celsius scale, for example is based on the thermal properties of water, as is the Reaumur scale. The Fahrenheit scale is based on the freezing point of brine, the freezing point of water and, possibly, the normal body temperature.
Where lies the difference between Celsius Fahrenheit and Kelvin as to boiling and freezing point of water and body temperature?
See the link below.
Why does ice float rather than sinnk in a body of water?
Because ice has a lower density than water at the freezing/melting temperature of water and at any other temperature between 0 and about 4 degrees Celsius.
Why is the number 32 in the conversion formula for temperature?
When Fahrenheit devised his scale, he defined 0oF to be the freezing point of brine, 32oF to be the freezing point of water and 96oF to be normal body temperature. Water then boiled at about 212oF. The scale was later redefined to make water boil at exactly 212oF whilst leaving water freezing at 32oF (making the freezing point of brine slightly lower and normal body temperature slightly higher). The 32 is needed when converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit as Celsius defines freezing point of water at 0oC which equals 32oF on the Fahrenheit scale. The 180oF difference between freezing and boiling points of water is scaled to match the 100oC difference. Thus the conversion is: F = 180/100 C + 32 = 9/5 C + 32
Who was Fahrenheit and what did he discover?
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) was a German physicist who proposed the funny Fahrenheit temperature scale in 1724. The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit and the boiling point is 212 degrees Fahrenheit. That is placing the boiling and freezing points of water strange 180 degrees apart. On the other hand we got the Celsius scale: there the freezing and boiling points of water are exactly 100 degrees apart. The freezing point of water is 0 degree Celsius and the boiling point is 100 degrees Celsius. Fahrenheit based his scale on the lowest temperature he could achieve with a salt-water "slurpie", the melting point of snow, and normal body temperature. He dealt primarily with meteorlogical temperatures and was not even interested in temperatures as high as boiling water.
Which region of the body have the lowest skin temperature?
testicles
What warm blooded mammal can survive body temperatures below freezing?
I do not believe there is any animal that can survive when their body temp is below freezing. There are quite a few that can handle below freezing temps but their body temperature will always be much warmer than the air or water. Polar bears, seals, whales, arctic foxes etc
What is a temperature scale based on the freezing and boiling point of water?
freezing water is not good for your body , but boiling water is because , your boiling out all the bad stuff out of the water what i do is boil the water for 4-5 mins , and then , put it in the freezer , and it would be nice and cold : ) #yummy !
When body temperature lowest?
When taking a cold shower in winter!
At what temperature does a body freezes?
Liquid water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius. Our bodies are 75% water. A naked body in temperatures below freezing will be completely frozen solid in less than an hour if conditions are bad.
