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In this chapter, we introduce a physical quantity known as temperature, which is one of the seven SI base quantities. Temperature is associated with our sense of hot and cold. Physicists and engineers measure temperature more objectively using the Kelvin scale, which is independent of the properties of any substance.
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As in Example 11.1, temperature changes are expressed in units of Celsius degrees, abbreviated \(\hbox{C}^{ \circ}\) which should not to be confused with actual temperatures, written with the symbol \(^{\circ}\hbox{C}\) and read degree Celsius.
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Radi, H.A., Rasmussen, J.O. (2013). Thermal Properties of Matter. In: Principles of Physics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23026-4_11
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