A scientist proposed a new temperature scale using his own thermometer of water at atmospheric pressure, he found out that the boiling and the freezing points of water are 200° and 150°, respectively. (a) Establish an equation expressing the relationship between the given scale and Fahrenheit Scale. (b) If the given thermometer reads 273°, what is its Sl absolute temperature reading?

A scientist proposed a new temperature scale using his own thermometer of water at atmospheric pressure, he found out that the boiling and the freezing points of water are 200° and 150°, respectively. (a) Establish an equation expressing the relationship between the given scale and Fahrenheit Scale. (b) If the given thermometer reads 273°, what is its Sl absolute temperature reading?

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