College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 15CQ
To determine
The reasons why the temperature in kelvins is only valid for the equation
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