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  • Absolute Zero: Understanding the Lowest Possible Temperature
    You're close! -273 degrees Fahrenheit is actually not the temperature at which all motion is a minimum.

    Here's why:

    * Fahrenheit is not the standard scale for absolute zero. Absolute zero, the point where all molecular motion theoretically ceases, is defined on the Kelvin scale.

    * -273 degrees Fahrenheit converts to -170 degrees Celsius. The actual temperature of absolute zero is -273.15 degrees Celsius, which is equivalent to 0 Kelvin.

    So, while -273 degrees Fahrenheit is a very low temperature, it's still not quite cold enough to reach absolute zero.

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