1oC + 2oC = 3oC
if 1oC=274K
and 2oC=275K
274K+275K=549K
and when 3oC is only 276K, 549K is 276oC.
this is so weird!!
2007-02-06 15:45:40 · 3 answers · asked by 棒棒 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
you cannot convert this problem like that. 1oC not = 274k.
instead
degrees celsius = kelvin - 273.15
if you do it your way, you're "double" adding.
2007-02-06 16:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cannot add temperature like that!
you come across temperature aritmetic when two substances having different temperatures come in contact with one another.
Hence if one substance was having a temp of 1oC and another 3oC, they would attain equilibrium at 2oc not 4oC!
This is because when a hot body comes in contact with a cold body, the hot body tends to become cooler and the cooler body tends to become warmer till they attain a common equilibrium temperature.
2007-02-07 00:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by ZXSpectrumDX!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In substitution such as you have done, a quantity can be substituted for its equal.
However 1C is NOT EQUAL 274 K It however has a Kelvin value of 274 Likewise for the rest of your C conversion.
2007-02-07 00:41:21 · answer #3 · answered by James M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋