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Chemistry | 12th Edition | ISBN: 9780078021510 | Authors: Raymond Chang; Kenneth Goldsby
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(a) Normally the human body can endure a temperature of 1058F for only short periods of time without permanent damage to the brain and other vital organs. What is this temperature in degrees Celsius? (b) Ethylene glycol is a liquid organic compound that is used as an antifreeze in car radiators. It freezes at 211.58C. Calculate its freezing temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. (c) The temperature on the surface of the sun is about 63008C. What is this temperature in degrees Fahrenheit? (d) The ignition temperature of paper is 4518F. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius?

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(a) Normally the human body can endure a temperature of 1058F for only short periods of time without permanent damage to the brain and other vital organs. What is this temperature in degrees Celsius? (b) Ethylene glycol is a liquid organic compound that is used as an antifreeze in car radiators. It freezes at 211.58C. Calculate its freezing temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. (c) The temperature on the surface of the sun is about 63008C. What is this temperature in degrees Fahrenheit? (d) The ignition temperature of paper is 4518F. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius?

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The following formulas to convert temperature  to ;

                                      ............................(1)

                                      ....................(2)

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