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Absolute temperature scale (view source)
Revision as of 23:30, October 4, 2011
, 23:30, October 4, 2011→Kelvin Scale
Ultimately, they realized that if they could decrease the temperature of an [[Ideal Gas|ideal gas]] to a point where all [[molecular motion]] ceased, that would be a good "[[absolute zero]]" point. They found that this temperature would be -273.16 °C (-459.6 °F).
Ultimately, they realized that if they could decrease the temperature of an [[Ideal Gas|ideal gas]] to a point where all [[molecular motion]] ceased, that would be a good "[[absolute zero]]" point. They found that this temperature would be -273.16 °C (-459.6 °F).
==Kelvin Scale==
==Kelvin scale==
The Kelvin scale, which is based on the Celsius scale, sets the absolute zero point at 0 Kelvin (or just 0K).
The Kelvin scale, which is based on the Celsius scale, sets the absolute zero point at 0 Kelvin (or just 0K).