Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Celsius and the Ke

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Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Celsius and the Kelvin temperature scales? A. Both scales assign the same temperature to the ice point, but they assign different temperatures to the steam point. B. The Celsius scale assigns the same values to the ice and the steam points that the Kelvin scale assigns. C. Both scales assign the same temperature to the steam point, but they assign different temperatures to the ice point. D. The size of the degree on each scale is the same. E.The size of the degree on the Celsius scale is larger than that on the Kelvin scale by a factor of 9/5.

Explanation / Answer

Answer id D. Ice point in Celsius scale is 0 deg where as in Kelvin scale it is 273 deg Steam point in Celsius scale is 100 deg where as in Kelvin scale it is 373 deg This eliminates the options A, B,C Size of degree is same in both since 100-0 is same as 373-273 So the answer is D. Cheers!

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