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A tungsten light bulb filament may operate at 2900 K. What is its Fahrenheit temperature? What is this on the Celsius scale?
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15) * 9/5 + 32 Plugging in the given temperature of 2900 K into the formula: °F = (2900 - 273.15) * 9/5 + 32 °F = (2626.85) * 9/5 + 32 °F = 4738.37 + 32 °F ≈ 4770.37 Show more…
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