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Q.What are the different scales of temperature? What is the relation between them?

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The three temperature scales in common use (§7.3, §7.4.1) are the Celsius scale (ice point 0 °C, steam point 100 °C, 100 divisions), the Fahrenheit scale (ice point 32 °F, steam point 212 °F, 180 divisions), and the Kelvin (absolute/thermodynamic) scale, anchored not to the ice/steam points but to absolute zero (0 K) and the triple point of water (273.16 K), with degree size equal to the Celsius degree. All three are linearly related, since they are just different numberings of the same underlying physical temperature: TC100=TF−32180=TK−273.15100\dfrac{T_C}{100} = \dfrac{T_F-32}{180} = \dfrac{T_K-273.15}{100} (Eq. 7.3). This single relation lets any reading on one scale be converted to either of the others. [!ANSWER] TC/100 = (TF-32)/180 = (TK-273.15)/100

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