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Temperature
1. Intro to General Chemistry / Temperature / Problem 5

The Rankine temperature scale used in engineering is to the Fahrenheit scale as the Kelvin scale is to the Celsius scale. That is, 1 Rankine degree is the same size as 1 Fahrenheit degree, and 0 °R = absolute zero. What temperature corresponds to the boiling point of ethanol (78.37 °C) on the Rankine scale?

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