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... temperature are in the liquid or solid state , for which the law no longer applies anyway . If now a new temperature scale is defined so that tem- peratures T on it are given by T = 1 + 273.15 , Charles's law may be rewritten in the ...
... temperature are in the liquid or solid state , for which the law no longer applies anyway . If now a new temperature scale is defined so that tem- peratures T on it are given by T = 1 + 273.15 , Charles's law may be rewritten in the ...
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... Temperature Scale . International temperature scales . Although the ther- modynamic scale as propounded by Kelvin was recog- nized as fundamental , there were practical difficulties in using it . Gas thermometers were cumbersome and ...
... Temperature Scale . International temperature scales . Although the ther- modynamic scale as propounded by Kelvin was recog- nized as fundamental , there were practical difficulties in using it . Gas thermometers were cumbersome and ...
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... temperature . A ther- mal - noise thermometer takes advantage of this relation- ship to measure thermodynamic temperatures . Generally , two platinum resistors connected to an electronic amplifi- er are used , the first at a known ...
... temperature . A ther- mal - noise thermometer takes advantage of this relation- ship to measure thermodynamic temperatures . Generally , two platinum resistors connected to an electronic amplifi- er are used , the first at a known ...
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