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All temperature on Kelvin scale are ____________.


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With-273° C as its zero, a new scale of temperature has been built up, which is called Kelvin scale or absolute scale of temperature.

Relation between Kelvin and Celsius

K=C+273.

Important facts of Kelvin Scale of Temperature

(i) It starts with -273° C as its zero as the molecular motion ceases, that's the zero of Kelvin Scale.

(ii) The magnitude of each degree on Kelvin scale is same as on centigrade scale.

Hence, All temperatures on kelvin scale are positive.


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