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Chlorine melts at 172 K. What is chlorine’s melting point in °C?

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-101.5 celcius and exactly that

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Since we know chlorine melts at 172 K, we know this is chlorine's melting point. To convert from kelvin to Celsius, you can subtract 273. Therefore, when you do 172-273 you get -101 Celsius degrees which is the final answer.

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