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CHEMISTRY
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Kelvin
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degree celsius
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In metric unit, temperature is measured in degrees Celsius ( °C ). The Celsius scale is also called the centigrade scale since it’s divided into 100 degrees. The Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius who developed Celsius temperature scale. In the customary unit, temperature is measured in degrees Fahrenheit ( °F ).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Celsius and Fahrenheit scales use degrees to measure temperature. For instance, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius and 212 degrees Fahrenheit. The Kelvin scale does not use degrees. It uses the kelvin, abbreviated K, as a unit of measurement.
Detailed explanation-3: -By the mid-20th century, most of the world adopted Celsius, the popular means of measuring temperature in the modern metric system. Celsius was invented in 1742 by Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius.