Heat 7 Flashcards
Melting pt of mercury
-39 C
SI unit of energy and work
Joules
In Fahrenheit scale no of division
180 from 32 to 212
Heat energy is measured in
Calories
Thermometer was found by
Galileo Galilei
SI unit of temperature
Kelvin
Celsius scale was discovered by
Swedish astronomer Celsius
1kilocalorie=
4200 joules
Which scale is widely used for clinical and meteorological services
Fahrenheit
Normal human temperature
98.6F or 37C
Bimetallic strip example
Brass and copper.( expansion of brass is more than copper)
1 joule=
4.2 calories
Clinical thermometer range
95-100F or 35 -43 C
Laboratory thermometer range
-10 to 110 C
Kilocalories are also called
Doctors calories or big calories or Calorie( with capital C )
Celsius scale also called
Centigrade scale
Relation between Fahrenheit,Celsius,Kelvin
C/5=(F-32)/9=(K-273)/5
SI unit of power
Watt that is joule per sec
There can be no temperature below
0 kelvin
Heat energy is
Total sum of kinetic and potential energy of its molecules
Name the best conductor of heat.
Silver followed by copper