Physics: Principles with Applications
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 13, Problem 3P
(a) “Room temperature” is often taken to be 68°F. What is this on the Celsius scale? (b) The temperature of the filament in a lightbulb is about 1900 0C. What is this on theFahrenheit scale?
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