University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.1E
Convert the following Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit: (a) −62.8°C, the lowest temperature ever recorded in North America (February 3, 1947, Snag, Yukon); (b) 56.7°C, the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States (July 10, 1913, Death Valley, California): (c) 31.1°C, the world’s highest average annual temperature (Lugh Ferrandi, Somalia).
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Europe's highest recorded temperature is 118°F, measured in 1977 in Athens, Greece. Its lowest recorded temperature is −72.6°F, measured in 1978 in Ust'Schugor, Russia.
(a)
Convert the record high temperature to the Celsius scale, then to the Kelvin scale.
TC= °C
TK= K
(b)
Convert the record low temperature to Celsius, then to Kelvin.
TC= °C
TK= K
Convert the following Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit:(a) -62.8°C, the lowest temperature ever recorded in North America(February 3, 1947, Snag, Yukon); (b) 56.7°C, the highest temperatureever recorded in the United States (July 10, 1913, Death Valley,California); (c) 31.1°C, the world’s highest average annual temperature(Lugh Ferrandi, Somalia).
Convert the following Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit and Kelvin:
(1) -62.8°C, the lowest temperature ever recorded in North America (February 3,
1947, Snag, Yukon);
(2) 56.7°C, he highest temperature ever recorded in the United States (July 10, 1913,
Death Valley, California);
(3) 31.1°C, the world's highest average annual temperature (Lugh Ferrandi, Somalia).
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University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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