Some Notes on Temperature
|
temperature |
kelvins (K)* |
degrees Celsius (°C)** |
degrees Fahrenheit (°F)** |
|
boiling point of water |
373.15 |
100 |
212 |
|
average human body temperature |
310.15 |
37 |
98.6 |
|
average comfortable room temperature |
293.15 to 298.15 |
20 to 25 |
68 to 77 |
|
freezing point of water/ melting point of ice |
273.15 |
0 |
32 |
|
absolute zero |
0 |
-273.15 |
-459.67 |
*To convert kelvins to degrees Celsius: K - 273.15; to convert degrees Celsius to Kelvin: °C + 273.15
**To convert degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit: (°C x 1.8) + 32; To convert degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius: (°F - 32) /1.8
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