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 15SP
Aluminum melts at 660 °C. How much is that in kelvins?
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