Question

The temperature of a body can be negative on the Kelvin scale.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was addressed to me during a job interview.

My doubt stems from Thermal Conductivity topic in portion Thermal Properties of Matter of Engineering Physics I

Answer 1

Correct answer is (b) False

For explanation I would say: The temperature of a body cannot be negative on a Kelvin scale because the absolute zero on the Kelvin scale is the minimum possible temperature.