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A constant volume thermometer using helium gas records a pressure of `1.75 xx 10^4` Pa at normal freezing point of water, and a pressure of `2.39 xx 10^4` Pa at normal boiling point of water. Obtain from these observations the temperature of absolute zero on the Celsius scale.

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