Question

2. On January 21 in 1918, Granville, North Dakota, had a surprising change in temperature. Within 12 hours, the temperature changed from 237 K to 283 K. What is this change in temperature in the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales?

Answer 1

The temperature change in Celsius is 46°C.

The temperature change in Fahrenheit is 82.8°F.

Step-by-step explanation:

A degree of Celsius scale is equal to that of kelvin scale; therefore,

`\Delta C = \Delta K = 283K-237K\\\\ \boxed{\Delta C = 46^oC}`

A degree in Fahrenheit is 1.8 times the Celsius degree; therefore

`\Delta F = 1.8(46^o)`

`\boxed{\Delta F = 82.8^oF}`

Hence, the temperature change in Celsius is 46°C, and the temperature change in Fahrenheit is 82.8°F.