Define heat capacity and state its SI unit.

ICSE Class 10 Physics 2017 Paper

Question : 6 of 65

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Solution:

The heat capacity of a body is defined as the amount of heat energy required to raise its temperature by

1^{\circ}\,\mathrm{C}

(or

1\,\mathrm{K}

The S.I. unit of heat capacity is joule per Kelvin

(\mathrm{JK}^{-1})

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