Question

If water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°, the major temperature scale being used is _________

Answer 1

Fahrenheit

Step-by-step explanation:

Temperature scales are very different from one to another when analyzing boiling and freezing points. The oldest of the Three major scales (°K, °C, °F) is the Fahrenheit Scale published in 1724, This scale was based on the Rømer ´s scale measurements (7.5 Freezing point - 22.5 Body temperature- 60 boiling point) but instead Fahrenheit used a more precise Mercury thermometer and recalculated the freezing and body temperature points in the scale because Fahrenheit wanted to have a scale with whole numbers rather than fractions and negatives he multiplied the points on the Rømer ´s scale points by 4 and then readjusting (16/15) . The recalculated points on the Scale where:

- 0° Mixture of Ice water and aluminum chloride

- 32° for freezing point and 96° Body temperature ( (7.5° x 4) 16/15))

- 96° Body temperature ( (22.5° x 4) 16/15))

- 212° Boiling point ( Measured with Fahrenheit own scale)

Answer 2

If water freezes at 32 degree and boils at 212 degree, the major temperature scale being used is Fahrenheit scale. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was the Polish born German physicist that discovered the Fahrenheit scale in the year 1724. I hope the answer helps you.