Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 14SP
Water boils at 212 °F. Use the equation you created in Problem 15.13 to compute the corresponding Celsius temperature.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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