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Why is it incorrect to say the temperature of an object is 25 degrees kelvin?
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∙ 13y ago
The units of the kelvin scale are 'Kelvin' not degrees, so the correct way to write it is simply 25k, or 25 Kelvin.
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Why is it wrong to say the temperature of an object is 23 degrees kelvin?
it is incorrect to say the temperature of an object is 23 degrees k. Why?
If the temperature of an object is 45c what is the temperature on the kelvin scale?
316k
Is there any object which has a temperature that is below -273 Celsius?
Only in laboratories. Even in deep space the temperature is only 2.7 degrees Kelvin
What will happen if an object with a temperature of fifty degrees Celsius contracts an object with a temperature of seventy degrees Celsius?
Heat will flow from the warmer to the cooler body. The object at 70º will cool down and the object at 50º will warm up.
What temperature scale has no negative temperatures joule Celsius kelvin Fahrenheit?
The Kelvin scale is based at absolute zero. The Kelvin scale was defined when the scientist William Thomson (1st Baron Kelvin) calculated the absolute minimum thermal energy an object can have. He decided to shift the Celsius scale so that 0 would be equivalent to having zero thermal energy (aka absolute zero).
Why is it wrong to say the temperature of an object is 23 degrees kelvin?
it is incorrect to say the temperature of an object is 23 degrees k. Why?
Which temperature is always larger - an object's Celsius temperature or its kelvin temperature?
The objects Kelvin temperature. The Kelvin scale starts at absolute zero (-273 degrees Celsius)
What is the difference between ambient temperature and absolute temperature?
Temperature, as understood by physicists, essentially means the kinetic motion of particles: the more (subatomic) particle motion there is in an object, the hotter the object. If all of the particles in a particular object were to stop moving (and this is really hard, if not impossible to do), then the object would have an absolute temperature of 0 degrees. Scientists use the Kelvin scale to denote this concept of absolute temperature. In the Kelvin scale 0 degrees stands for absolute zero (absolutely no motion of any particles within an object). 0 degrees Kelvin corresponds roughly to -273.15 degrees Celcius, or -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit.
If the temperature of an object is 45c what is the temperature on the kelvin scale?
316k
The temperature on the kelvin scale at which an object has a minimum of kinetic energy?
Zero kelvin
What is the temp of an object measuring 271 degrees Kelvin in Fahrenheit?
271 Kelvin = 28.13 Fahrenheit
Which is larger an object's celsius temperature or it's kelvin temperature?
Its Kelvin temperature. The Kelvin scale starts at absolute zero and goes up. Absolute zero on the celsius scale is -273.15oC
Is there any object which has a temperature that is below -273 Celsius?
Only in laboratories. Even in deep space the temperature is only 2.7 degrees Kelvin
Temperature is a measure of what of the particles in an object?
degrees Temperature is a measure of heat in an object.
Is the Milky Way galaxy hot or cold?
The Milky Way is not a uniform object; different parts have different temperatures. In outer space, the temperature can go down to a few Kelvin (that is, almost absolute zero); in the center of some stars, the temperature can be a hundred million Kelvin, or even more. (Note: At temperatures of millions of degrees, Kelvin is the same as as Celsius, for practical purposes.)
What does doubling the energy content do to temperature?
This will depend on what kind of temperature scale you intend to use.Degrees Celsius, Degrees Fahrenheit or Kelvin.Celsius:If we have a positive number, say 10 degrees Celsius, then we would get 20 degrees Celsius.If we have a negative number, say -10 degrees Celsius, then we get -20 degrees Celsius. It will simply be twice as cold.Fahrenheit:Exactly the same rules apply as for Celsius in the examples of Celsius.Kelvin:Kelvin is an absolute that is "only" dealing with positive numbers.double of 10 Kelvin is 20 Kelvin. Double again and we get 40 Kelvin. Easy as pie.Temperature indicate how much energy there is in an object or a mix of objects.When doubling the temperature in Celsius, we add to this energy.When doubling the temperature in Fahrenheit, we add to this energy, but not as much as we would in Celsius.When doubling the temperature in Kelvin, then we actually double the energy-content. Much more than when using either Celsius or Fahrenheit.Increased temperature mean increased speed of reactions.
What does the temperature of an object correspond to?
it corresponds to the molecular vibrations in the body , if it is kelvin scale. all other scales of temperature are relative in measurement.
