What does the "B" in the Boltzmann constant (kB) stand for?
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Boltzmann, after whom the constant is named. The Boltzmann constant relates the microscopic world of atoms and molecules to the macroscopic world of temperature and energy. It establishes the connection between the average kinetic energy of particles and the absolute temperature of a system, quantifying the fundamental link between the motion of individual particles and the measurable macroscopic properties of matter.
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