K vs C
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K vs C
Why are the units for temperature in heat capacity sometimes written in terms of kelvin and other times in celsius?
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Re: K vs C
When you are solving for the change in temperature, it does not matter whether you use Kelvin or Celsius because you will get the same answer.
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Re: K vs C
SO just to be sure because i had the same question concerning K vs C: you can use K and C interchangeably without affecting the answer?
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Re: K vs C
If you are finding the difference from the final to the initial temperature, you can use C and K interchangeably because both will give the same difference. However, if you are using the ideal gas equation (PV=nRT) you want to make sure that your temperature is in K because using C instead of K will give a different answer.
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Re: K vs C
If you are finding the difference from the final to the initial temperature, you can use C and K interchangeably because both will give the same difference. However, if you are using the ideal gas equation (PV=nRT) you want to make sure that your temperature is in K because using C instead of K will give a different answer.
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Re: K vs C
In calculating temperature change, K and C can be used interchangeably because the temperature change will have the same magnitude in both units due to the conversion relation (linear translation - 273 is added to every Celsius temperature to get its Kelvin equivalent) between Kelvin and Celsius. In plugging in temperature into equations such as PV=nRT, it is important to note that the units for temperature in this case would be Kelvin and would need to be converted if necessary.
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Re: K vs C
When you're calculating for the change in temperature, it doesn't matter what units of temperature it is in.
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