Compost can be made at home from grass clippings, kitchen scraps, and dry leaves. As microbes break down organic matter, heat is generated and the compost can reach a temperature of 155°F, which kills most pathogens. What is this temperature in degrees Celsius? In kelvins? (3.3)

Compost produced from decayed plant material is used to enrich the soil.

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Therefore the temperature in Celsius is 68.3°Cand in Kelvin is341K.

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01

Equation.

Pathogens are killed by the temperature of the compost, which is 155°F. The following formula is used to compute the temperature in degrees Celsius:

For conversion, the temperature equation is employed as follows:

For conversion, use the following temperature equation:

TC=TF-321.8

02

Celsius.

The temperature in Celsius is TC, and the temperature in Fahrenheit is TF.

Substitute the value in equation,

role="math" localid="1651759830939" TC=TF-321.8

=155-321.8

=68.3°C

03

Temperature Equation.

The temperature of the compost, which is 68.3°C, is converted to kelvin as follows:

For conversion, the temperature equation is employed as follows:

role="math" localid="1651759606447" TK=TC+273

04

Kelvin.

TCdenotes the temperature in Celsius, while TCdenotes the temperature in Kelvin.

When you substitute in the above equation after rearranging it, you get:

TK=68.3+273

=341K

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