1.2 Thermometers and Temperature Scales

Converting among Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin, absolute zero, and the physical properties different instruments exploit to register a reading.

University Physics Volume 2, 1.2 Thermometers and Temperature Scales

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1.2 Exercise 1

If a thermometer is allowed to come to equilibrium with the air, and a glass of water is not in equilibrium with the air, what will happen to the thermometer reading when it is placed in the water?

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1.2 Exercise 3

While traveling outside the United States, you feel sick. A companion gets you a thermometer, which says your temperature is 39. What scale is that on? What is your Fahrenheit temperature? Should you seek medical help?

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1.2 Exercise 5

(a) Suppose a cold front blows into your locale and drops the temperature by 40.0 Fahrenheit degrees. How many degrees Celsius does the temperature decrease when it decreases by $40.0 ° \text{F}$ ? (b) Show that any change in temperature in Fahrenheit degrees is nine-fifths the change in Celsius degrees

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1.2 Exercise 7

(a) At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales have the same numerical value? (b) At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales have the same numerical value?

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