Question

MEASUREMENT AND MATTER Interconverting temperatures in Celsius and Kelvins The metal osmium becomes superconducting at temperatures below 655.mk Calculate the temperature at which osmium becomes superconducting in degrees Celsius. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits. Ac

Answer 1

Answer: $-272^0C$.

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 = $655mK=0.655K$    (1mK=0.001 K)

Converting this unit of temperature into $^0C$ by using conversion factor:

$(t-273.15)^0C=tK$

$273.15K=0^0C$

Thus $0.655K=(0.655-273.15)^0C=-272^0C$

Thus the temperature is $-272^0C$.