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Because Anders Celsius said so. He developed his scale for measuring relative temperatures by assigning the freezing and boiling points as 0 and 100 degrees and dividing the difference into 100 equal increments.

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What is Celsius frezzing point?

On the Celsius, or Centigrade temperature scale, freezing is 0 (zero) degrees. On the Celsius, or Centigrade temperature scale, freezing is 0 (zero) degrees.


How do celsius and Fahrenheit express freezing and boiling points of water differently?

Not sure that they are different necessarily, just different scales. The freezing and boiling points of water are the same no matter which scale is used. In degrees, the Celsius scale measures the temp at 0 degrees for freezing and 100 degrees for boiling. Farenheit scales measures the freezing point at 32 degrees and the boiling point at 212 degrees.


What is the scale on a thermometer to measure the temperature?

The scale is either Fahrenheit degrees or centigrade (Celsius, Kelvin) degrees. The Fahrenheit scale has 180 equal degrees between the freezing point of water (32°F) and the boiling point (212°F). On the Celsius scale, there are 100 equal degrees between these points (0°C to 100°C).


Person who invented temperature scale that uses 0 degrees for freezing point?

Carl Linneaus convinced Celsius to invert his original scale which had water's freezing point at 100 and its boiling point at 0


How many degrees are there between the melting point of ice and boiling point of water?

The ice point and steam point that you refer to are called the boiling and freezing point. Each substance has a different boiling and freezing point, though for water it is 0 degrees Celsius is freezing and 100 degrees Celsius is boiling. Or if you use Fahrenheit, it is 32 degrees Fahrenheit for freezing and 212 degrees Fahrenheit for boiling. So depending on what system of measurement you use for temperature, the number of degrees separating the boiling and freezing points of water can be 100 degrees for Celsius or 180 degrees for Fahrenheit.

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What is the boiling point and the freezing point on the Celsius scale?

Boiling Point: 100 degrees celsius Freezing Point: 0 degrees celsius


The freezing point and boiling point of water on the celsius scale are respectively?

Freezing point - zero degrees Celsius Boiling point - 100 degrees Celsius


What temperature is the freezing point of the Celsius scale?

The freezing point of water on the Celsius scale is 0 degrees Celsius.


What is the freezing point if water on the Celsius scale?

The freezing point of water on the Celsius scale is 0 degrees Celsius.


Which temperature scale labels the freezing point of water at 0 degrees?

Centigrade degrees or the "Celsius" scale.


What is the freezing point of water in Celsius scale?

Zero degrees Celsius under normal conditions.


What is the freezing point of water on the Celsius?

The freezing point of water on the Celsius scale is 0 degrees Celsius.


On the celsius scale what temperature is 48 degrees above the freezing point of the water?

48 degrees above the freezing point of water on the Celsius scale is equal to 48 degrees Celsius.


What is the freezing point of water on celsius scale?

0 degrees Celsius


What is Celsius frezzing point?

On the Celsius, or Centigrade temperature scale, freezing is 0 (zero) degrees. On the Celsius, or Centigrade temperature scale, freezing is 0 (zero) degrees.


How many degrees between freezing point and boiling point on the celsius temperature scale?

There are 100 degrees Celsius between the freezing point (0°C) and boiling point (100°C) on the Celsius temperature scale.


What is temperature scale in which a reading of 0 degrees equals the freezing point?

The temperature scale in which a reading of 0 degrees equals the freezing point of water is the Celsius scale. On the Celsius scale, water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees at standard atmospheric pressure.