Q.3.15 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

Your friend who is visiting from Canada just took her temperature. When she reads 99.8F, she becomes concerned that she is quite ill. How would you explain this temperature to your friend?

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The temperature in Celcius is $37.7^{o}C$ and slightly higher than normal

Step 1: Given Information

Temperature = ${99}^{o}F$

Conversion formula$T_c=\frac{5}{9}\left(T_f-32\right)$

Step 2: Explanation

Using Conversion formula $T_c=\frac{5}{9}\left(T_f-32\right)$

we get,

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{T}}_C=\frac{{99.8}^0\mathrm{F}-32}{1.8} \\ =37.7^{o}C \end{gathered}$$