Physics A-Level
Kelvin
What Kelvin means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The unit of the absolute scale, with 0 K being absolute zero, the temperature at which particles have minimum possible kinetic energy.
The SI unit of thermodynamic temperature, with 0 K defined as absolute zero.
Topics that use Kelvin
- Temperature (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolute zero
- Conversion between temperature scales
- Steady-state conditions
- Thermal equilibrium
- Absolute scale of temperature
- Celsius scale
- Fundamental thermodynamic principles
- Triple point of water
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