Physics A-Level
Celsius scale
What Celsius scale means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Celsius scale
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Reference: OCR
Scale defined by the ice point (0 °C) and steam point (100 °C) of water at standard atmospheric pressure.
Topics that use Celsius scale
- Temperature (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolute zero
- Conversion between temperature scales
- Kelvin
- Steady-state conditions
- Thermal equilibrium
- Absolute scale of temperature
- Fundamental thermodynamic principles
- Triple point of water
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