Question

13. The specific heat of water is

a) 4.2 cal gm' ⁰C-1 b) 4.2 k cal kg-1 ⁰C-

b)4.2 k cal kg-1 ⁰C-1

c) 4.2 J kg-1 ⁰C-1

d) 4200 J kg-1 ⁰C-1​

Answer 1

Water has a specific heat capacity of 4182 J/kg°C.

Because water is such an important and common substance, we even have a special way to identify the amount of energy it takes to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius—a Calorie. This is different from the kind of calorie we talk about in food.

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