Question

How do you convert the following temperature in Celsius scale? 583K, 200K, and 500K

Answer 1

`310^"o""C"`

`-73^"o""C"`

`227^"o""C"`

Explanation:

We're given `3` temperatures in Kelvin (`"K"`), and asked to convert them to degrees Celsius (`""^"o""C"`).

There is a general formula for converting from Kelvin to Celsius (and hence Celsius back to Kelvin). The Celsius temperature, from a given Kelvin temperature, is

`""^"o""C" = "K" - 273`

Let's use this formula to convert the three given Kelvin temperatures to Celsius:

`""^"o""C" = 583"K" - 273 = color(red)(310^"o""C"`

`""^"o""C" = 200"K" - 273 = color(blue)(-73^"o""C"`

`""^"o""C" = 500"K" - 273 = color(green)(227^"o""C"`