CHEM 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Kelvin, Scale Of Temperature, Metric System

Chapter 2 introduced the Kelvin and Celsius temperature scales and related them to the Fahrenheit temperature scale commonly used in the United States.

A. How is the size of the temperature unit (degree) related between the Kelvin and Celsius scale?

B. How does the size of the temperature unit (degree) on the Fahrenheit scale compare to the temperature unit on the Celsius scale?

C. What is the normal freezing point of water on each of the three temperature scales?

D. Convert 27.5^oC to Kelvins and to Fahrenheit degrees.

E. Convert 298.1 K to Celsius degrees and to Fahrenheit degrees.

F. Convert 98.6^oF to Kelvins and to Celsius degrees.