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Question 1128499: In a chemistry class, students were learning about boiling point of various elements.Reuben has compiled a table that gives boiling points of each of various elements.
The lowest boiling point is of Element X: – 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
The highest boiling point is of Element Y: 550 degrees Fahrenheit
Find the difference between the lowest and highest boiling point.
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I know how to calculate the difference.
-200 – 550 = -750.
I am not sure if the answer is written as a negative or positive. Isn’t difference in temperature always written as its absolute value?
Will the answer be – 750 F or 750 F ?
Would greatly appreciate if you could explain what the correct answer is. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The difference is 750.
Difference is the distance between the 2 points, and distances are positive.
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It's the absolute value.
|-200 - 550| = 750
|550 -(-200)| = 750
