Phy 123
Phy 123
Phy 123
Eleventh Edition
Chapter 12
Temperature and Heat
12.1 Common Temperature Scales (1 of 3)
Temperatures are reported in
degrees Celsius or degrees
Fahrenheit.
Temperature changes, on the
other hand, are reported in
Celsius degrees or Fahrenheit
degrees:
Glass (common) 8.5 times 10 to the power negative 6 26 times 10 to the power negative 6
Glass (Pyrex) 3.3 times 10 to the power negative 6 9.9 times 10 to the power negative 6
Iron or steel 12 times 10 to the power negative 6 36 times 10 to the power negative 6
Quartz (fused) 0.50 times 10 to the power negative 6 1.5 times 10 to the power negative 6
a
The values for α and β pertain to a temperature near 20 degrees Celsius.
b
Since liquids do not have fixed shapes, the coefficient of linear expansion is not defined
for them.
Copper 387
Glass 840
Human body
(37 degrees Celsius, average) 3500
Ice (−15 degrees Celsius) 2.00 times 10 cubed
Other Units
1 kcal = 4186 joules
1 cal = 4.186 joules
a
The values pertain to 1 atm pressure.