Category: Thermal Properties of Matter
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What are the different Scales of Temperature?
Scales of Temperature The centigrade (°C), Farenheite (°F), Kelvin (K), Reaumer (R), Rankine (Ra) are commonly used temperature scales. To construct a scale of temperature, two fixed points are taken. First fixed point is the freezing point (ice point) of water, it is called lower fixed point (LFP). The second fixed point is the boiling…
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What is Temperature and What are its Dimensions?
Temperature Temperature is defined as the degree of hotness or coldness of a body. The natural flow of heat is from higher temperature to lower temperature. Two bodies are said to be in thermal equilibrium with each other, when no heat flows from one body to the other. That is when both the bodies are…