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Why is degrees Kelvin a metric base unit and not a derived unit? If temperature measures average kinetic energy per particle, why is temperature not measured in joules per mole? (Is it a matter of mixed materials and specific heat?)

by /u/hiplobonoxa in /r/askscience

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