College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 66

When lightning strikes, it can heat the air around it to more than 30 000 K, five times the surface temperature of the Sun. (a) What is this temperature on the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales (b) The temperature is sometimes reported to be 30 000°C. Assuming that 30 000 K is correct, what is the percentage error of this Celsius value