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If you're thinking of the Celsius versus Farenheit scales, the Fareneit scale has smaller units. For example, water freezes at zero degrees C, or 32 degrees F. It boils at 100C and 212F, so there are 180 units between ice and steam in Farenheit,(32 to 212) but only 100 in Celsius.
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∙ 14y agoFahrenheit himself sought a reasonably high level of precision, but was limited insofar as accuracy. He decided the 'best' he could do was to divide the interval between boiling and freezing into 180 degrees, between 32 and 212.
By the time Celsius got organized, 0.1 degree of a 100 degree scale had, effectively, 1000 devisions between boiling and freezing.
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∙ 15y agoFahrenheit =)
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Which is larger a Celsius degree or a Kelvin?
Hi when dealing with the kelvin scale the numbers will be larger than in celsius because when you are converting from celsius to kelvin you need to add 273.15 on to the temperature in celsius. This is because zero celsius is 273.15 kelvin.
What natural points did Danial Fahrenheit base his temperature scale on?
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit divided boiling & freezing point of water exactly 180degrees apart. Every degree on Fahrenheit scale is 1/180th part of interval between freezing point and boiling point of water.
What does 22F in a C mean?
Convert the temperature of 22 degrees Fahrenheit into a Celsius scale temperature. 22 degree Fahrenheit = -5.5555556 degree Celsius
200 degree Celsius is hot as 100 degree Celsius?
No. It is hotter. However, it is not twice as hot since the Celsius scale is not absolute - Kelvin is the absolute scale for temperature.
How many divisions does the Celsius scale have?
There are 100 intervals (degrees) between the freezing and boiling points of water on the Celsius (centigrade) scale. These "degrees" are therefore 1.8 times as large an interval as the "degree" defined on the Fahrenheit scale.
Which scale of temperature has the smallest unit interval?
Fahrenheit
On which temperature scale does 1 degree represent the smallest change in temperature?
The Fahrenheit scale change of 1 degree is smallest when compared to Celsius change. 1.8 degrees Celsius is 1 degree Fahrenheit
What is the fundamental interval on the thermodynamics scale?
Generally the degree Kelvin is considered the fundamental interval on the thermodynamic temperature scale.
Rank the sizes of one degree in each scale from largest to smallest of temperature?
1 degree Centigrad = 1 degree Kelvin = 1.8 Degree F = 1.8 degree R
Is one celsius degree larger than a kelvin?
The interval of one degree is identical in the Celsius and in the Kelvin scale; but if you understand 1 0C this temperature is equivalent to 274,15 K.
What do you call the scale that water boils at 100 and freezes at 0?
Celsius A "degree" in Celsius is 1.8 times as large an interval as a "degree" in Fahrenheit. So changes in temperature will be 1.8 times as large on the Fahrenheit scale than on the Celsius scale. Answered by: desiree
What is body temperature expressed in Celsius nominal ordinal interval or ratio?
It is on the interval scale.
What are the examples of interval scale?
Time and temperature (not Kelvin) are the two most common interval scales.
How do you spell the name kelvin?
That is the usual spelling Kelvin for the name or surname.It is seen in lowercase for the degree interval on the temperature scale named for Lord Kelvin (kelvins or K).
In traditional western music the is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale.?
half step
What is degree Fahrenheit?
Fahrenheit is an old temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736), the German physicist who proposed it in 1724. It is still used in the USA. In this scale, the freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and the boiling point 212 °F, placing the boiling and freezing points of water exactly 180 degrees apart. A degree on the Fahrenheit scale is 1/180th part of interval between the ice point and steam point or boiling point. On the Celsius scale, the freezing and boiling points of water are exactly 100 degrees apart, hence the unit of this scale. A temperature interval of one degree Fahrenheit is an interval of 5⁄9 of a degree Celsius. The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales coincide at −40 degrees; i.e. −40 °F and −40 °C describe the same temperature.
What is Fahrenheit measured in?
Fahrenheit is an old temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736), the German physicist who proposed it in 1724. It is still used in the USA. In this scale, the freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and the boiling point 212 °F, placing the boiling and freezing points of water exactly 180 degrees apart. A degree on the Fahrenheit scale is 1/180th part of interval between the ice point and steam point or boiling point. On the Celsius scale, the freezing and boiling points of water are exactly 100 degrees apart, hence the unit of this scale. A temperature interval of one degree Fahrenheit is an interval of 5⁄9 of a degree Celsius. The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales coincide at −40 degrees; i.e. −40 °F and −40 °C describe the same temperature.
