[pure-silver] Re: Basic Chemistry
- From: "Peter Badcock" <peter.badcock@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:05:37 +1000
Is it not also true that 1 degK = 1/100th of freezing to boiling ? If so
then the degK scale matches the degC scale. I agree there is nothing
special about that scale, but they do match. So when concerting degK to
degC, you only need to offset by 273.15, there is no scaling involved. When
converting degK to degF you must apply an offset and a scale.
Peter
2008/6/16 Nicholas O. Lindan <nolindan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> "Peter Badcock" <peter.badcock@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Note that I said "relative to absolute zero". DegC IS only offset
>> relative to 0degK, whereas degF is scaled AND offset relative to 0degK.
>>
>
> Round not conceded.
>
> Both are scaled. Both are offset.
>
> At absolute zero the temperature is 0.00 in both
> the Kelvin and Rankine scales
>
> Offset:
> 0 Centigrade = 273 Kelvin or Absolute zero = -273C
> 0 Fahrenheit = 476 Rankine or Absolute zero = -476F
>
> Scale:
> 1 degree centigrade is 1/100 of freezing to boiling
> 1 degree Fahrenheit 1/180 of freezing to boiling
>
> There is nothing special about either scale.
>
>
> Nicholas O. Lindan
> Cleveland Engineering Design, LLC
> Cleveland, Ohio 44121
>
>
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