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Temperature doesn't really exist. It is a concept for describing the kinetic energy of molecules. So we could go with some combination of meters/seconds/mass/
by sandworm101 5y ago
Temperature doesn't really exist. It is a concept for describing the kinetic energy of molecules. So we could go with some combination of meters/seconds/mass/atomic mass. We could call it the ped-kelvin, the temperature scale only used by the most pedantic of scientists.
- Akronymus 5y agoSurely m*s as the average speed of molecules you are measuring would be the sanest.
- sandworm101 5y agoTemperature is a measurement of kinetic energy, speed x mass. Two substances with the same temperature can have different m/s atomic speeds. Moving at the same speed, Uranium atoms will be 'hotter' than hydrogen atoms because the uranium atom is heavier. (This distinction is important in rocketry. At a given exhaust temperature, the lighter substance will be moving faster, resulting in greater efficiencies.)
- Akronymus 5y agoOh right. I completely forgot about the mass of the individual atoms. So basically: (Sum of the speed * mass of (from atom[1] to atom[total number])) divided by the total number of atoms?
- contravariant 5y agoThis sounds like you're trying to reinvent the Boltzmann constant without quite knowing what it is. (and without quite knowing what temperature is, but that's besides the point)
- sandworm101 5y agoAs I said, a scale for the most pedantic of scientists. I and everyone else who took physics in highschool is well aware of Boltzmann's work.