Thermodynamic temperature and exchange energy in collisions. "Figure 1" below shows translational motion in gases; "" below shows translational motion in solids. Thermodynamic temperature's null point, absolute zero, is the temperature at which the particle constituents of matter are as close as possible to complete rest; that is, they have minimal motion, retaining only quantum mechanical motion. Zero kinetic energy remains in a substance at absolute zero (see "Thermal energy at absolute zero", below). Throughout the scientific world where measurements are made in SI units, thermodynamic temperature is measured in kelvins (symbol: K). Many engineering fields in the U.S. however, measure thermodynamic
Planck temperature scale Planck temperature scale The Planck temperature scale is an absolute temperature scale using natural units. On this scale, 0 is absolute zero, and 1 is the Planck temperature. Quantum Theory states that the Planck temperature is the hottest possible temperature. The symbol used for this scale is "T". The freezing/melting point of water on this scale would be written 1.928 × 10"T". A way of expressing temperatures in more familiar sized units is to use centimicroyocto plank temperatures (cµy"T"). The freezing point of water is 1.928 × 10"T". By simply moving the decimal point 32 places to the right, you