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Kelvin

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Meaning

Kelvin is the SI Units of temperature.

About Kelvin

Kelvin is shortened to an upper case K.
0 Kelvin (0K) is referred to as absolute zero as it is the coldest temperature possible in the Universe.
Kelvin are 273° away from the degrees Celsius;
A change of 1K is the same as change of 1°C.

References

Edexcel

Kelvin (K), page 193, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel
Kelvin, page 425, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel

OCR

Kelvin (K), pages 26, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR