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  2. Conversion of scales of temperature - Wikipedia

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    Converting units of temperature differences (also referred to as temperature deltas) is not the same as converting absolute temperature values, and different formulae must be used. To convert a delta temperature from degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius, the formula is {Δ T } °F = ⁠ 9 / 5 ⁠ {Δ T } °C .

  3. Absolute zero - Wikipedia

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    The theoretical temperature is determined by extrapolating the ideal gas law; by international agreement, absolute zero is taken as 0 kelvin (International System of Units), which is −273.15 degrees on the Celsius scale, [1] [2] and equals −459.67 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale (United States customary units or imperial units). [3]

  4. Kelvin - Wikipedia

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    It was often called the "absolute Celsius" scale in the early 20th century. [6] The kelvin was formally added to the International System of Units in 1954, defining 273.16 K to be the triple point of water. The Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Rankine scales were redefined in terms of the Kelvin scale using this definition.

  5. Thermodynamic temperature - Wikipedia

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    If the tire temperature is 20 °C hotter (20 kelvins), the solution is calculated as ⁠ 316 K / 296 K ⁠ = 6.8% greater thermodynamic temperature and absolute pressure; that is, an absolute pressure of 320 kPa, which is a gage pressure of 220 kPa.

  6. Ideal gas law - Wikipedia

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    is the absolute temperature of the gas, N {\displaystyle N} is the number of particles (usually atoms or molecules) of the gas. In SI units , p is measured in pascals , V is measured in cubic metres , n is measured in moles , and T in kelvins (the Kelvin scale is a shifted Celsius scale , where 0 K = −273.15 °C, the lowest possible ...

  7. Temperature - Wikipedia

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    On the empirical temperature scales that are not referenced to absolute zero, a negative temperature is one below the zero point of the scale used. For example, dry ice has a sublimation temperature of −78.5 °C which is equivalent to −109.3 °F. [97] On the absolute Kelvin scale this temperature is 194.6 K.

  8. Scale of temperature - Wikipedia

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    This definition also precisely related the Celsius scale to the Kelvin scale, which defines the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature with symbol K. Absolute zero, the lowest temperature possible, is defined as being exactly 0 K and −273.15 °C. Until 19 May 2019, the temperature of the triple point of water was defined as exactly 273.16 ...

  9. Celsius - Wikipedia

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    Anders Celsius's original thermometer used a reversed scale, with 100 as the freezing point and 0 as the boiling point of water.. In 1742, Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744) created a temperature scale that was the reverse of the scale now known as "Celsius": 0 represented the boiling point of water, while 100 represented the freezing point of water. [5]