Water boils at 212°F. Which temperature is an equivalent temperature?
Water boils at 212°F or 100°C or 373 kelvin.
The equivalent temperature could be 100°C or 373 kelvin.
Answer : The water boils at \(212^oF\) temperature which is equivalent to, \(100^oC\) and \(373K\) temperature.
Explanation :
The conversion factors used are :
(1) Conversion of \(^oF\) to \(^oC\)
\(^oC=\frac{5}{9}\times (^oF-32)\)
\(^oC=\frac{5}{9}\times (212-32)=100^oC\)
(2) Conversion of \(^oC\) to \(K\)
\(K=^oC+273\)
\(K=100+273=373K\)
Therefore, the water boils at \(212^oF\) temperature which is equivalent to, \(100^oC\) and \(373K\) temperature.