Typical temperatures in the interior of the Earth and Sun

Chapter 14, Problem 28P

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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 \(\mathrm{K}\) ?

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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 \(\mathrm{K}\) ?

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We know that the relation between the Centigrade and that of Kelvin scale is as follows:

K = C + 273.

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