Why was kelvin scale was made?

Answer 1

The Kelvin temperature scale (K) was developed by Lord Kelvin in the mid 1800s. The zero point of this scale is equivalent to -273.16 °C on the Celsius scale. This zero point is considered the lowest possible temperature of anything in the universe. Therefore, the Kelvin scale is also known as the "absolute temperature scale". At the freezing point of water, the temperature of the Kelvin scale reads 273 K. At the boiling point of water, it reads 373 K. Whereas the Kelvin scale is widely used by scientists, the Celsius or Fahrenheit scales are used in daily life. These two scales are easier to understand than the large numbers of the Kelvin scale. Could you imagine waking up to your radio and hearing the DJ give a weather report like this: "It's going to be a beautiful day today with sunny skies and a balmy temperature of 297 K!" That's 24 °C or 75 °F.

Answer 2

The Kelvin scale is used as a base line for temperature and uses same temperature units as the Celsius scale. This equals -273 degrees C

The scale was designed to be based on a significant measurable factor. At zero degrees kelvin all matter freezes. This is better than the Celsius scale which is based on freezing (zero)and boiling points of water (100).

The original Fahrenheit scale was based on the coldest you could get water with the addition of salt as zero, and the temperature of the human body as 100

Answer 3

William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin, wrote in his paper, On an Absolute Thermometric Scale, of the need for a scale whereby "infinite cold" (absolute zero) was the scale's null point, and which used the degree Celsius for its unit increment. Thomson calculated that absolute zero was equivalent to −273 °C on the air thermometers of the time.Answers.comThis absolute scale is known today as the Kelvin thermodynamic temperature scale. It's noteworthy that Thomson's value of "−273" was actually derived from 0.00366, which was the accepted expansion coefficient of gas per degree Celsius relative to the ice point. The inverse of −0.00366 expressed to five significant digits is −273.22 °C which is remarkably close to the true value of −273.15 °C

Answer 4

The Kelvin scale was invented to get only positive numbers in the temperature scale

Answer 5

Lord William Thomas Kelvin of Britain, in 1848.

Answer 6

The Kelvin scale and the kelvin are named after the British physicist and engineer William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), who wrote of the need for an "absolute thermometric scale".

Answer 7

The purpose of the Kelvin scale is so that absolute zero is zero on it. It is useful for scientists who are researching with subzero temperatures.

Answer 8

Lord Kelvin designed a new scale because he thought it was inconvienient to use negative values when measuring very cold temperatures

Answer 9

In the year 1848.