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Temperature,
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44 useful quantities, from deep cold to extreme physics.
44 quantities, organised by scale.
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01 / 9 discoveries
Deep cold
02 / 6 discoveries
Below freezing
03 / 10 discoveries
Everyday temperatures
04 / 12 discoveries
Fire & industry
05 / 5 discoveries
Stars
06 / 2 discoveries
Extreme physics
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SpaceSun1,391,000 kmThe Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System.
Fundamental physicsPlanck temperature1.417 × 10³² KThe Planck temperature is a theoretical temperature scale at which quantum gravitational effects are expected to become important.
TemperatureAbsolute zero0 KAbsolute zero is the lowest temperature permitted by thermodynamics, where a system has the least thermal energy available to it.TemperatureUltracold atom cloud1 × 10⁻⁷ KAn ultracold atom cloud is a collection of atoms cooled to temperatures near absolute zero, used in advanced physics experiments.TemperatureBoiling helium4.22 KBoiling helium is helium in its liquid state at its normal boiling point under standard atmospheric pressure.
TemperatureCosmic microwave background2.725 KThe cosmic microwave background is faint thermal radiation filling the universe, left over from the early stages after the Big Bang.TemperatureBoiling nitrogen77.36 KBoiling nitrogen is nitrogen gas produced when liquid nitrogen is heated at normal atmospheric pressure.TemperatureA freezing winter day-10 °CA freezing winter day is weather cold enough for outdoor water to turn to ice.