Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 16 - Temperature and Heat - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 566: 5

Answer

(a) $5.7\times 10^3{^{\circ}}C$ (b) $1.0\times 10^4{^{\circ}}F$

Work Step by Step

(a) The temperature at the surface of the Sun in Celsius scale: $T_C=T_K-273.15K$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $T_C=6000K-273.15K$ $T_C=5.7\times 10^3{^{\circ}}C$ (b) The temperature at the surface of the Sun in Fahrenheit scale: $T_F=\frac{9}{5}(T_C)+32^{\circ}F$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $T_F=\frac{9}{5}(5727^{\circ}C)+32^{\circ}F$ $T_F=1.0\times 10^4{^{\circ}}F$
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