Solved Examples

Question: What is 30°C in Kelvin?

Solution:

The temperature conversion formula from Celsius to Kelvin is, K = C + 273.15

K = 30 + 273.15 K = 303.15

Question 2: Convert 50°C to °F.

Solution:
Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion formula is given by:
°F = °C(9⁄5) + 32
= 50 (9/5) + 32
= 90 + 32

= 122
Therefore, 50°C = 122°F

Question 3: Convert 113°F to Kelvin.

Solution:
Fahrenheit to Kelvin conversion formula is given by:
K = (F − 32) × 5⁄9 + 273.15
= (113 – 32) × (5/9) + 273.15
= 81 × (5/9) + 273.15
= 45 + 273.15
= 318.15
Therefore, 113°F = 318.15 K

Question 4: Convert 225 K to Celsius.

Solution:
Kelvin to Celsius conversion formula is given by:
C = K – 273.15
= 225 – 273.15
= -48.15
Therefore, 225 K = -48.15°C

 Example 1: We know that one degree Celsius is equal to 273.15 Kelvin. Calculate 30°C in Kelvin.

Solution:
To find: Convert 30°C in Kelvin.

Given,

One-degree Celsius is equal to 273.15 Kelvin.

Using temperature conversion formulas,

Kelvin (K) = Celsius(C) + 273.15

Putting the value:

K = 30 + 273.15 K = 303.15 K

= 303.15 K

Answer: 30°C in Kelvin is 303.15 K

 Example 2: The body temperature is generally 98.6ºF. Find the body temperature in Celsius
using temperature conversion formulas.

Solution:

To find: The body temperature in Celsius.

Given,

The body temperature on the Celcius scale is 98.6ºF.

The formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius is,

C = (F − 32) × 5/9

On putting the value, we get

C = (98.6 − 32) × 5/9

= 37°C

Answer: The body temperature in Celsius is 37°C.

 Example 3: Convert 220 K to Celsius as well as Fahrenheit.

Solution:

We apply temperature conversion formulas.

Using Kelvin to Celsius conversion formula

C = K – 273.15
= 220 – 273.15
= -53.15°C

Using Kelvin to Fahrenheit conversion formula

F = (K – 273.15) × 9/5 + 32
= (220 – 273.15) × 9/5 + 32
= -53.15 × 9/5 + 32 = -95.67 + 32 = -63.67°F

Answer: 220K in Celsius is -53.15°C and Fahrenheit is -63.67°F.

Convert the boiling temperature of gold, 2966 °C, into degrees Fahrenheit and kelvin.

Answer

5371 °F

3239 K

PROBLEM 7.1.1.27.1.1.2

Convert the temperature of scalding water, 54 °C, into degrees Fahrenheit and kelvin.

Answer

129.2 °F

327 K

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PROBLEM 7.1.1.37.1.1.3

Convert the temperature of the coldest area in a freezer, −10 °F, to degrees Celsius and kelvin.

Answer

−23 °C

250 K

PROBLEM 7.1.1.47.1.1.4

Convert the temperature of dry ice, −77 °C, into degrees Fahrenheit and kelvin.

Answer

-106.6 °F

196 K
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PROBLEM 7.1.1.57.1.1.5

Convert the boiling temperature of liquid ammonia, −28.1 °F, into degrees Celsius and kelvin.

Answer

−33.4 °C

239.8 K

PROBLEM 7.1.1.67.1.1.6

The label on a pressurized can of spray disinfectant warns against heating the can above 130 °F. What
are the corresponding temperatures on the Celsius and kelvin temperature scales?

Answer

90 °C

363 K

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PROBLEM 7.1.1.77.1.1.7

The weather in Europe was unusually warm during the summer of 1995. The TV news reported
temperatures as high as 45 °C. What was the temperature on the Fahrenheit scale?

Answer

113 °F

A typical barometric pressure in Redding, California, is about 750 mm Hg. Calculate this pressure in atm
and kPa

Answer

0.987 atm

99.97 kPa

PROBLEM 7.1.1.107.1.1.10

A typical barometric pressure in Denver, Colorado, is 615 mm Hg. What is this pressure in atmospheres
and kilopascals?
Answer

0.809 atm

82.0 kPa

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PROBLEM 7.1.1.117.1.1.11

Canadian tire pressure gauges are marked in units of kilopascals. What reading on such a gauge
corresponds to 32 psi?

Answer

PROBLEM 7.1.1.127.1.1.12

During the Viking mission landings on Mars, the atmospheric pressure was determined to be on the
average about 6.50 millibars (1 bar = 0.987 atm). What is that pressure in torr and kPa?

Answer

4.88 torr

0.650 kPa

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PROBLEM 7.1.1.137.1.1.13

The pressure of the atmosphere on the surface of the planet Venus is about 88.8 atm. Compare that
pressure in psi to the normal pressure on earth at sea level in psi.

Answer

Earth: 14.7 psi

Venus: 13.1 × 103 psi

PROBLEM 7.1.1.147.1.1.14

Consider this scenario and answer the following questions: On a mid-August day in the northeastern
United States, the following information appeared in the local newspaper: atmospheric pressure at sea
level 29.97 in. Hg, 1013.9 mbar.

a. What was the pressure in kPa?

Answer a
101.5 kPa

Answer b

PROBLEM 7.1.1.157.1.1.15

The pressure of a sample of gas is measured at sea level is 264 mmHg. Determine the pressure of the
gas in:

a. torr

b. Pa

c. bar

Answer a

264 torr

Answer b

35197 Pa

Answer c

0.352 bar