A linear thermometer X is designed such that it reads at the melting point of ice and…

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Problem

A linear thermometer X is designed such that it reads

20^{\circ}\!\text{X}

at the melting point of ice and

120^{\circ}\!\text{X}

at the boiling point of water, both at standard atmospheric pressure. (i) Derive an expression that relates a temperature

\theta^{\circ}\!\text{X}

on this thermometer to the corresponding temperature

t^{\circ}\!\text{C}

on the Celsius scale. (ii) Using the result of part (i), find the reading on thermometer X when the temperature is

350\,\text{K}

. (iii) When thermometer X reads

68^{\circ}\!\text{X}

, determine the corresponding temperature on the Fahrenheit scale.