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Typical temperatures in the interior of the Earth and Sun
Chapter 14, Problem 28P(choose chapter or problem)
(II) Typical temperatures in the interior of the Earth and Sun are about \(4000^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and \(15 \times 10^6{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\), respectively.
(a) What are these temperatures in kelvins?
(b) What percent error is made in each case if a person forgets to change \({ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to \(\mathrm{K}\) ?
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QUESTION:
(II) Typical temperatures in the interior of the Earth and Sun are about \(4000^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and \(15 \times 10^6{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\), respectively.
(a) What are these temperatures in kelvins?
(b) What percent error is made in each case if a person forgets to change \({ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to \(\mathrm{K}\) ?
ANSWER:Step-by-step solution
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We know that the relation between the Centigrade and that of Kelvin scale is as follows:
K = C + 273.