Kelvin
The kelvin (symbol: K) is a unit to measure temperature. It is one of the seven SI base units.
It is defined by two factors: zero kelvin is absolute zero (when molecular motion stops),
and one kelvin is the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water (0.01 °C).
The Celsius temperature scale is now defined in terms of the kelvin.
It is named after the physicist and engineer William Thomson, who became Lord Kelvin when he was made a peer.
The kelvin as an SI unit is correctly written with a lowercase k (unless at the beginning of a sentence), and is never preceded by the words degree or degrees, or the symbol °, like Fahrenheit, or Celsius. This is because the latter are scales of measurement, whereas the kelvin is a unit of measurement. Note that the symbol for a kelvin is always a capital K.
Conversion factors
kelvin to Celsius
Celsius to kelvin
kelvin to Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit to kelvin
electron volts to kelvin (see Boltzmann constant)
kelvin to electron volts
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