Physics
Heat capacity of a body is the :
- energy needed to melt a body without change in its temperature
- energy needed to raise the temperature of a body by 1°C
- increase in volume of the body when its temperature increases by 1°C
- total amount of internal energy that is constant
Calorimetry
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energy needed to raise the temperature of a body by 1°C
Reason — The heat capacity of a body is the amount of heat energy required to raise its temperature by 1°C (or 1 K).
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