Explain why the Kelvin temperature scale is also called the absolute temperature scale

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ANSWER: The Kelvin scale is named after Lord Kelvin (1824–1907), a famous British scientist who first introduced it. Absolute zero is the starting point for this temperature scale, which is why it is called the absolute scale. Because the Kelvin scale begins at absolute zero, it contains no negative numbers and is therefore quite convenient for scientific calculations. Absolute zero or 0 Kelvin (-273 degrees Celsius; -459 degrees Fahrenheit) is the lowest temperature possible; at this temperature atoms and molecules would possess a minimum amount of energy and theoretically no thermal motion.?

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