Devise an absolute temperature scale where the boiling point

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1.A household uses 10 therms of natural gas per month in a gas furnace for heating at a cost of $1.00/therm. For an electric heating system the cost of electricity is $0.10/kwh. Compare the cost of the electric heater to deliver the same energy as the natural gas furnace.

2.Devise an absolute temperature scale where the boiling point of water at 1 atmosphere (101 kPa) pressure = 100 degrees in your scale What is the ice point of water in your scale?

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