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davis sandberg 2H
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SI units

Postby davis sandberg 2H » Sat Dec 04, 2021 10:44 pm

What is K vs k?
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carterwink2K
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Re: SI units

Postby carterwink2K » Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:42 am

K refers to a measure of degrees kelvin, and k is either Boltzmann's constant or a prefix meaning 10^3 as in kilogram.
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Sofi Ghasemzadeh 2G
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Re: SI units

Postby Sofi Ghasemzadeh 2G » Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:26 am

K is a measurement of temperature in Kelvin, whereas k refers to Boltzmann's constant.
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Tyler Olson 1E
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Re: SI units

Postby Tyler Olson 1E » Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:49 pm

The capital K is talking about the degree of temperature Kelvin, and the lowercase k refers to Boltzmann's constant.
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Maia Holmes Kueny 1C
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Re: SI units

Postby Maia Holmes Kueny 1C » Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:51 pm

K is Kelvin, a temperature. k is kilo-, an SI prefix.
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Re: SI units

Postby 605537776 » Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:57 am

K is Kelvin, k is Boltzman's Constant.
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Re: SI units

Postby 605537776 » Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:57 am

K is Kelvin, k is Boltzman's Constant.
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