A section dedicated to defining temperature. Learn the common misconceptions about temperature and how temperature is defined scientifically. Understand the temperature scales and how to convert between them. Also discussed is the zeroth law of thermodynamics and thermal equilibrium. Section also includes problems and questions for the students to answer to ensure understanding. Book can be downloaded.

Concepts

absolute zero, thermal equilibrium

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Additional Tags

zeroth law of thermodynamics, celsius scale, fahrenheit scale, kelvin scale, openstax: college physics: temperature, temperature scales

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)