Temperature Scales

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Temperature Scales

• T scales are Celsius Fahrenheit and Kelvin
  Rankine (absolute).
• Boiling Pt Freezing Pt Abs Zero
• 100 oC 0 oC -273.15oC
• 212 oF 32 oF -459.67oF
• 373.15 K 273.15 K 0 K
• 671.67 oR 459.15 oR 0 oR

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Temperature Scales

• Conversion factors between scales
• F ? C T(oC) 5/9(T(oF) 32)
• C ? F T(oF) (9/5)T(oC) 32
• F ? R T(oR) (T(oF) 459.67
• C ? K T( K) (T(oC) 273.15
• K ? R T(oR) (9/5) T(K)
• Note ?T(oC) (5/9) ?T(oF)
• ?T(oC) ?T(K) ?T(oF) ?T(oR)