Physics A-Level
Thermodynamic temperature
What Thermodynamic temperature means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Thermodynamic temperature
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The temperature used in the gas laws, measured in kelvin, where T/K = θ/°C + 273.
Topics that use Thermodynamic temperature
- Ideal gases (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolute zero
- Avogadro constant
- Boltzmann constant
- Boyle's law
- Control of variables
- Gas laws
- Ideal gas equation
- Kelvin scale
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