An average human body temperature is 98.6°F. What is average human body temperature in Kelvins?
Answer:
The average body temperature is \(310\) Kelvin.
Explanation:
The formula we are going to use is: \(T_{\mathrm{C}}=\frac{T_{\mathrm{F}}-32}{1.8} \text { and } T_{\mathrm{K}}=T_{\mathrm{C}}+273\)
First, we need to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, because the Celsius scale has the same magnitude as Kelvin -except \(0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) is set as the freezing point of pure water and \(100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) as the boiling point of pure water.
\(T_{\mathrm{C}}=\frac{T_{\mathrm{F}}-32}{1.8}\)
\(=\frac{98.6-32}{1.8}\)
\(=\frac{66.6}{1.8}\)
\(=37\)
Now we add \(273\) to the \(37^{\circ} C.\)
\(T_{\mathrm{K}}=T_{\mathrm{C}}+273\)
\(=37+273\)
\(=310\)
Therefore, the average body temperature in Kelvin is \(310\).