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Question #8fa9a

Answer 1

The only difference between these two scales is where the zero mark is located.

Explanation:

The temperature on the Kelvin scale is simply the temperaure of the Celsius scale plus 273.15.

`T_"Kelvin" = T_"Celsius" + 273.15`

In other words, if you move the 0 mark on a Celsius scale to 273.15, you get the Kelvin scale.

This means that the starting point of the Kelvin scale, `"0 K"`, which is known as absolute zero, would correspond to

`T_"Celsius" = T_"Kelvin" - 273.15`

`T_"Celsius" = 0 - 273.15 = "-273.15"^@"C"`

You can use water's freezing and boling temperatures as examples of how the Kelvin scale relates to the Celsius scale.

The freezing point of water is `0^@"C"`. Expressed in Kelvins, this temperature would be equal to

`T_"Kelvin" = 0^@"C" + 273.15 = "273.15 K"`

The boling point of water is `100^@"C"`. Its Kelvin value will be

`T_"Kelvin" = 100^@"C" + 273.15 = "373.15 K"`