The temperature on Mercury may drop to –263 °F at night. What is this temperature in degrees Celsius?
Answer: \(-163.9^0C\).
Explanation:
Temperature of the gas is defined as the degree of hotness or coldness of a body. It is expressed in units like \(^0C\) and \(K\)
These units of temperature are inter convertible.
We are given:
Temperature of the gas = \(-263^0F\)
Converting this unit of temperature into \(^0C\) by using conversion factor:
\(^oC=\frac{5}{9}\times (^oF-32)\)
\(^oC=\frac{5}{9}\times (-263^oF-32)\)
\(^oC=-163.9\)
Thus the temperature is \(-163.9^0C\).